AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.


Galloway, NJ

POSITION SHIFT: Days

POSITION STATUS: Per Diem/Pool

REQ_NUM: 04-30071

Department: Cardiac Rehabiltation

Hours Per Week 0.01

Holidays Required? No

Job Category: Counselor/Therapist

Location: Galloway

Weekends Required? No


POSITION SUMMARY

The Group Support Facilitator (GS) is a vital member of the team facilitating the Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) Program at the Life Center. The GS is responsible for implementing love and support element of ICR and facilitating the power of connection within each cohort.

Principle duties include: participates in the screening of participants and evaluates psychosocial surveys to ensure appropriate and successful group participation; facilitates and delivers group support to participants per program guidelines and protocol; provides support to participants in developing the skills necessary for integrating lifestyle changes into daily life; monitors group support adherence for all participants and provides additional explanation of guidelines on an individual basis as needed; attends weekly team meetings/case conferences; documents and communicates participants response to interdisciplinary treatment plan.

Ensures that the ICR program provides high level of participant satisfaction; attends and participates in mandatory monthly element specialist calls; complies with HIPAA privacy and patient confidentiality; and meets/maintains accreditation standards as required by the Dr. Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and provides support to alumni community as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in behavioral health;

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Current BLS required.

EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years in behavioral health setting. Experience and adeptness in working with groups. Ability to facilitate a process of self-expression and active listening in a way that can create a connection, community and intimacy among group participants. Ability to model and promote verbalization of feelings, and an empathic listening presence. Experience or knowledge of medical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology, cardiovascular disease, working with the elderly or individuals with physical limitations/special needs, and/or the willingness to learn.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

Demonstrates the competencies as established on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool for this position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Position requires considerable walking and standing.

Essential functions of this position are listed on the department specific Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

This position reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager of Intensive Cardiac Rehab

The above statement reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position.

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