Trauma Intervention Specialist
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Job Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Details
The Trauma Intervention Specialist (TIS) is a key member of the team providing comprehensive social services support and long-term interventions that result in mental and emotional wellbeing in addition to the medical care to support physical wellbeing to victims of violent injury. The TIS is responsible for engaging youth and young adults (ages 14-30) who were treated at JEH or referred by a community partner after suffering a violent injury. The TIS is expected to conduct all visits in a trauma-informed manner and to model effective ways of engaging with resources to support healing. This job requires a significant amount of community work and a willingness to engage with a diverse range of neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The primary role of the TIS is to assist in engaging with clients during their involvement with TIP and to guide their treatment and recovery through the program.Job Description
- Provides acute and long-term therapeutic services and case management to Trauma Intervention Patients.
- Engage with young adults and their caregivers in the aftermath of a traumatic violent injury. Accountable for developing and implementing an intervention care plan in collaboration with clinical care team using specific therapeutic techniques.
- Conduct bedside and office visits and phone outreach to patients to monitor their status evaluate the effectiveness of the individualized plan of care and identify new needs. May alter the individualized plan of care or case status based on the ongoing needs of the patient.
- Oversee the Community Health Worker Peers as they provide support and mentoring to patients and clients
- Accountable for thorough timely and accurate documentation of all medical recordsand case management databases.
- Follow-ups with the patient according to established clinical program protocols and timeframes to monitor their status evaluate the effectiveness of the individualized plan of care and identify new needs
- Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services. May include referrals to partner organizations where necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters Degree in Social Work Psychology Counseling or Family Therapy
- At least 1 year of experience in a therapeutic setting
- Relevant licensure (LSW LCSW LPC LMFT) in Pennsylvania (preferred)
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Albert Einstein Medical CenterPrimary Location Address
5501 Old York Road Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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