Teacher (Psych); Child & Adol Psychiatry; 0.0 FTE; Flex; Day Shift

UnityPoint Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UnityPoint Health is seeking a teacher for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry program in Madison, Wisconsin. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's Degree in Education and certification to teach in Wisconsin, with a strong background in special education and experience working with children with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include providing an academic learning environment, conducting assessments, and supporting academic plans for discharge. Exceptional communication and time management skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with children/adolescents having special learning needs.
• CPI Training within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide an academic learning environment for psychiatric patients.
• Administer academic and learning assessments.
• Review Individual Education Plans (IEP).
• Support/advise academic plans for patients' return to school.
• Integrate academic and clinical focuses.

Skills

Strong personal interaction and communication skills

Critical thinking

Clinical judgement

Problem solving skills

Excellent time management skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education

Certified as a teacher in the state of Wisconsin

Tools

EHR documentation tools

Job description

16292BR

FTE: 0.0

Shift: Flex; Day shift

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Hours Per Week: varies

Weekends: No

Benefit Eligible:

The teacher provides an academic learning environment for patients served within the UnityPoint Health - Meriter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry program (CAP). The teacher may administer academic and learning assessments, review Individual Education Plans (IEP), and support/advise the development of additional or modified academic plans for the patients’ return to school. Additional job duties include integrating the academic and clinical focuses and coordinating with the school system. The teacher will also contribute as appropriate to the multidisciplinary processes of the program including intake assessments, treatment plan development and update, and discharge planning, playing a critical role in transitioning the patient back to school with a discharge plan and strategies to support success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Education
• Previous experience with children/adolescents having special learning needs: Learning disabilities, Emotional disabilities, cognitive disabilities
• Certified as a teacher in the state of Wisconsin
• Strong personal interaction and communication skills
• Ability to document in an EHR effectively and succinctly
• Excellent time management skills
• Flexible in responding to the changing needs of the organization
• Demonstrates critical thinking, clinical judgement, and problem solving skills
• CPI Training within 90 days of hire
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Education, Special Education
• Experience working in a special education setting