Engagement Specialist - Evening

Eagleville Hospital; Eagleville (PA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagleville Hospital in Eagleville, PA is seeking an Engagement Specialist to plan, conduct, and coordinate evening recreational groups for patients in a residential setting. The role focuses on recovery skills, healthy leisure habits, and peer connection, using experiential therapy and holistic care.

Responsibilities include coordinating groups (fitness, arts, games), providing individual check-ins and crisis intervention, ensuring safety, documenting services, and communicating with the

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a health or human services field.
• Two years of clinical experience in a health or human service agency.
• Experience in settings serving individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recreation and leisure groups, including fitness, walking, games, arts, and film nights.
• Facilitate peer connection and encourage participation among patients.
• Provide individual check-ins and crisis intervention to reduce cravings, anxiety, homesickness and conflict.
• Observe mood/behavior and safety concerns in the clinical milieu.
• Active rounding to ensure safety and enforce unit rules.
• Maintain safety of recreation equipment and organize evening routines.
• Document engagement services in the medical record and communicate with the treatment team.

Skills

Group facilitation

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Communication

Education

Master's degree in health or human services

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Eagleville Hospital - Eagleville, PA 19403

Job Summary

The Engagement Specialist will plan, conduct, and coordinate evening recreational and leisure groups for patients in the residential setting to build recovery skills, healthy leisure habits and positive peer connection, as well as providing ways to manage stress through education, relaxation and holistic care. These evening groups will augment the current program schedule and provide specialized activity-based services with an experiential therapy approach and therapeutic recreational activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate recreation and leisure groups, including fitness, walking, games, sports, crafts, music, art, and movie or game nights. The goal is to teach healthy, sober ways to spend free time.
• Facilitate peer connection and encourages patients who are isolating, new to the program, or struggling to take part
• Provide Individual check-ins and crisis intervention, with goal to reduce behaviors related to cravings, anxiety, homesickness and conflict. The specialist responds to these and de-escalates.
• Provide Observation and oversight in the clinical milieu. The specialist watches for changes in mood or behavior, signs of possible substance use, and safety concerns.
• Active rounding to ensure safety is maintained.
• Enforces unit rules and safety policies, such as contraband rules, curfew and room checks.
• Maintains safety of recreation equipment.
• Maintains program structure indoors and outdoors of residential setting by supporting evening routines such as meals and medications.
• Communicates concerns to the treatment team and communicates with shift staff.
• Document engagement services in the medical record.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Complies with current hospital safety and infection control policies.
• Establish and maintain professional and clinical boundaries with residents and staff.
• Learning and adapting to team and organizational needs, including but not limited to: temporary unit reassignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Customer Service and Satisfaction

• Assisting patients, family members and other customers with concern and empathy.
• Respect patient confidentiality and privacy.
• Communicate with all customers in a respectful and courteous manner.

Qualifications: Eagleville Hospital Minimum Qualifications

The minimum qualification is a Master’s Degree in a health or human services field. Two years of clinical experience in a health or human service agency, preferably in a setting that serves individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.

DDAP Minimum Education and Training Requirements (METs)

Responsible for completing training in topics identified as part of the performance evaluation process, and for training mandated for the department which are listed below:

Annually

• Emergency Preparedness/Right-to-Know; Compliance Training; Incident Reporting; Infection Control; Non-violent Crisis Intervention Refresher (if applicable)

One Time Only

• BDAP HIV/AIDS Training; BDAP TB/STD/Hep Training; BDAP Confidentiality Training; Co-occurring Competency Training Series

Individuals who have not functioned for 2 years as a supervisor in the provision of clinical services shall complete a core curriculum in clinical supervision.

DDAP Minimum Education and Training Requirements (METs)

A. CLINICAL SUPERVISORS (Clinical Directors, Clinical Coordinators, Clinical Leads, Senior Therapist)

In addition to meeting the basic, standard minimum education and training requirements (METs) established via §704.6 of the PA Licensing Regulations, for alignment with The ASAM Criteria, 2013, it is required that all clinical supervisors be a licensed clinician by the Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS) or be credentialed through the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) as a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS).

1. EXISTING STAFF, (hired prior to July 1, 2021)

• a. While it is recommended that all staff be credentialed by a license issued by the Department of State1 or PCB certification, any staff hired before July 1, 2021 will not be required to become licensed/certified as long as they remain with the current employer. (To be hired as a clinical supervisor with another provider, the “new hire” protocols apply.)

2. NEW HIRES as of July 1, 2021

• a. In addition to meeting the minimum METs indicated by PA regulations §704.6, any newly hired clinical supervisor must have a clinical license through the Department of State or be certified as a CCS through PCB.
• b. Individuals who are not currently Certified Clinical Supervisors (CCS) through PCB, but who have previously been employed in the position at another provider(s) within the last 7 years should acquire certification as soon as they become eligible to do so by meeting the necessary requirements as per PCB.
• c. Individuals who have no prior clinical supervision experience, but who hold one of the following PCB credentials (CAAC, CADC, CAADC, CCDP, CCDPD or CCJP) have a total of 3 years to obtain their certification: 2 years from the date of hire in the position to be working on/acquire the necessary requirements established by PCB and 1 additional year to become fully certified.
• d. The “working toward” licensure or CCS must be evidenced by a log maintained in the employee file that includes hours worked/hours of supervision/ required training needed to qualify for full certification as per PCB. Said log will be monitored for compliance and evidence of active pursuit of credentialing will be monitored.

Physical Requirements

Moving between buildings on campus; some stair climbing may be required.

Work Environment

• Works in normal ventilated office setting; Weekly evening hours and Weekend rotation may be required

Disclaimer

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, additional responsibilities required for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.