Milieu Specialist

Brentwood Hospital; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work

Competitive compensation

Generous PTO

Excellent medical/dental/vision

401(k) with company match

SoFi student loan refinancing

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Brentwood Hospital, part of Universal Health Services, is seeking a Milieu Manager to lead clinical milieu operations and ensure a safe, therapeutic environment across the hospital. The role emphasizes program content, patient management training, environmental management, and staff competency to support active treatment.

The Milieu Manager will supervise all units, conduct daily rounds, provide crisis management and therapeutic interventions, and coach mental health specialists.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field or two years of college and commensurate experience required.
• Experience: Minimal five years of experience working with psychiatric patient population with a minimum of three years supervisory experience.
• Hours: Determined by the Chief Nursing Officer according to the needs of the facility.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all unit Milieu to ensure safe and therapeutic.
• Makes purposeful rounds to all units daily to ensure open communication and MHTs are performing as expected.
• Provides continual supervision, safety, crisis management, and therapeutic interventions. Assists with implementing the program structure and the safe delivery of care to promote wellness of the individual patient/resident/student.
• Will perform coaching and training of mental health specialist as the need arises.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Staff coaching/training

Psychiatric patient population

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field or two years of college and commensurate experience

Job description

Responsibilities

Brentwood Hospital is looking for a dynamic Milieu Manager to join our team of professionals who are dedicated to providing help and hope to individuals and families for the achievement of improving their mental health. Help, by providing a safe, nurturing environment while they are with us; hope, by providing options for continued improvement when they leave this environment.

The Milieu Manager is responsible for ensuring that active treatment, by way of proactive milieu structure, is occurring throughout the hospital environment. Milieu management includes program content and philosophy, patient management training, environmental management, and staff competency.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Oversees all unit Milieu to ensure safe and therapeutic


2. Makes purposeful rounds to all units daily to ensure open communication and MHT's are performing as expected


3. Provides continual supervision, safety, crisis management, and therapeutic interventions. Assists with implementing the program structure and the safe delivery of care to promote wellness of the individual patient/resident/student


4. Will perform coaching and training of mental health specialist as the need arises.

We offer comprehensive benefits for the Milieu Manager, such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment


• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off


• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans


• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan


• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program


• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500 corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom.

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Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field or two years of college and commensurate experience required.


• Experience: Minimal five years of experience working with psychiatric patient population with a minimum of three years supervisory experience.


• Hours: Determined by the Chief Nursing Officer according to the needs of the facility

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.