PHP PROGRAM SPECIALIST - Full Time

Garfield Park Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Garfield Park Hospital is seeking a Program Specialist for the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) serving children, adolescents, and adults. You will provide direct patient care, ensure a safe therapeutic milieu, and assist with daily living activities, crisis intervention, and program scheduling.

You will also participate in implementing treatment plans, support staff training, and collaborate with clinical teams to maintain quality care and compliance with hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma required; degrees in psychology or related field preferred.
• Experience: 4–5 years in psychiatric patient population; 1 year in behavioral management.
• Certifications: BLS Provider and CPI required on orientation and kept active.
• Knowledge: psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships, development, behavior management.
• Staff must be flexible for reassignment across care units.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and maintain a safe, therapeutic milieu.
• Deliver crisis intervention and support activities of daily living needs.
• Implement programs and assist with staff training and scheduling.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure quality care and policy compliance.
• Adapt to care for varied populations including children and adolescents.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Behavior management

BLS Certification

CPI Certification

Psychiatric care

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Responsibilities

The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is an intensive five-day treatment program serving children and adolescents ages 5 through 17 who are experiencing emotional or behavioral problems. Patients follow a personalized treatment plan for therapy and medication management. They are only required to be in the hospital during their scheduled PHP hours.

JOB SUMMARY: The Program Specialist provides direct patient care. Primary responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and activities of daily living. The Program Specialist is additionally responsible for the implantation of programs, training and the schedule.

For information about the benefits we offer, please visit UHS Benefits Service Center.

Qualifications

JOB SPECIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including children, pre-adolescents, adolescents and adult patients.

Education: High School Diploma required. Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, or Masters Degree in Psychology or related field strongly preferred.

Experience: 4-5 years experience working with a psychiatric patient population preferred. A minimum of 1 year prior experience with behavioral management of acute child/adolescent individuals required.

Licensure/Certification: BLS Provider certification through the American Heart Association and CPI certification required upon completion of orientation. BLS Provider and CPI certifications must remain active throughout employment.

Knowledge: Must possess knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, CPI leadership skills, diagnostic understanding behind behaviors often exhibited within milieu and CPR training.

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. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.