Teacher - Inpatient Adolescent (FT)

JOIN OUR TEAM AS AN INPATIENT TEACHER!

The Inpatient Teacher is responsible for helping students develop skills and knowledge consistent with the district’s curriculum and goals that will contribute to the students’ development. Teachers are responsible for maintaining a classroom climate that nurtures and supports the learning environment. Teachers work under the direction of a Director of Clinical Services.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

• Recognize and respond to priorities in patient care responsibilities.
• Supervise and assist patients in all patient areas.
• Check patients for contraband and manage the patients' valuables and belongings.
• Report potential crisis situations to the nurse in charge and respond in an appropriate fashion.
• Ensure patient safety through continuous supervision of the patient.
• Establish and maintain a professional therapeutic relationship with patients.
• Promotes positive self-concept/self-esteem in students.
• Demonstrates a willingness to keep curriculum and instructional practices current.
• Supports facility regulations and policies.
• Assess patients for behaviors consistent with the developmental stages and make note of any deviations in behavior, and/or history of physical and/or sexual abuse issues.
• Recognize the acting out behavior of child in their specific age group and set appropriate limits in clear, concise, behavioral and non-judgmental terms tailored to the patient's age.
• Demonstrate an awareness of learning disabilities and translate treatment/program expectations to the learning disabled child.
  
  

Note: The essential job functions of this position are not limited to the duties listed above.