The Wellness Coordinator will provide leadership for a comprehensive wellness program for patients and staff.
Responsibilities
- Leads a comprehensive wellness program.
- Coordinates plans and facilitates health and fitness activities and programs for patients and employees.
- Lead education classes for all levels of patient treatment
- Leads a Physical Education program for the Adolescent Unit
- Plans and implements classes and counsel in personal training techniques that promote healthy and sober lifestyles.
- Develops promotion and publicity plans for wellness and fitness programs in all levels of care.
- Develop/upgrade path for Patient and Employee Fitness centers
- Work with Marketing team and lead offsite SUD education in community
- Creation and update employee wellness program
- Work with other Wellness program team (Greenhouse Yoga etc) to create an integrated approach to Wellness
- Development of budget policies and procedures relevant to the operation of the wellness program.
- Provide educational presentations and training programs to all staff
- Develop communication tools and training programs regarding wellness and other health matters including social media opportunities
- Assist in the development of a culture of wellness for both patients and staff
- Work with Bookstore Vending Machines vendor cafeteria to provide healthy snack options.
- Facilitates horticulture education groups and develop program activities for patients.
- Documentation of all services provided within given timeframes.
- Facilitate all patient greenhouse therapeutic activities.
- Prepare greenhouse activities for clients such as seed bombs hanging plants garden planting etc
- Collaborates with purchasing department in purchasing equipment and materials for patient activities and maintenance of Green House building greenery flowers foliage. Schedule deliveries.
- Collaborates with maintenance department to ensure all areas of the green house are maintained water sprinkler lighting cooler coils exhaust fans heater pond pump etc.
- Maintain tool control and oversight of all sharps.
- Maintain control of all chemicals equipment storage building
- Develop seasonal programming activities for patients and coordinate with treatment counselors.
- Collaborates with supervisor or other treatment professionals to maintain patient continuity of care.
- Creates positive working relationships with local venders service agencies land scaping company while maintaining records of all purchases and retain receipts for supplies ordered.
- Performs staff on duty responsibilities ensuring effective operation of therapeutic treatment milieu within structured greenhouse activities and educational groups. Collaborates with departmental staff of clients disruptive behaviors or potential threats to safety of others or themselves.
This is a full-time position that will work Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am-5:30pm.
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Qualifications :
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
- Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy Recreational Therapy or other related field is preferred.
- Yoga certification is preferred
- Minimum of 2 years experience in a medical fitness setting is required.
- Prior experience with chemical dependency eating disorders trauma and pain.
- Minimum of 3 years of sobriety is required.
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above wed be happy to consider your application.
Additional Information :
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing including cannabis. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits please visit us at Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives experiences and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time