Correctional Competency Education Specialist - Part Time

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training

 

Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

 

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

 

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) Competency Trainer is responsible for the education and training component of the competency program, utilizing cognitive remedial or restructuring techniques to teach basic legal concepts and help patients understand their legal situations. This position reports to the Health Services Administrator or Program Manager and ensures adherence to applicable standards, state and federal rules, and regulations. The Competency Trainer is an education specialist or Registered Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (RN/LVN) with teaching experience. 

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for implementing educational and training components of competency program under the direction of Health Services Administrator (HSA), Program Manager (PM), or higher licensed health professional. 
• Facilitates individual and group training/tutoring sessions with patients, utilizing creative and multimodal formats. 
• Responsible for documentation of findings in patients' records and adherence to company policies and procedures. 

• Participates in weekly Treatment Team meetings and works collaboratively with the Sheriff’s Office team. 
• May assist in the involuntary medication processes, job shadow portion of the interview process of potential staff, and orientation and training of new employees. 

Additional Details

Hours are part time: 8am to 12pm or 9am to `1pm. Must be available to work Monday. Remaining days/hours are flexible.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• RN
• LVN or teacher certification/licensure (preferred)

Experience

• Previous correctional/detention facility experience
• Teaching and/or tutoring experience

Licenses/Certifications

• RN, LVN, or teacher certification preferred, licensed in the state of employment.
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Certification in Correctional Competency Training or other training/ teaching certification

Compliance

• Must obtain and maintain security clearance throughout the course of employment.
• Must pass background investigation conducted by the Company and/or Facility as a requisite for initial and or continued employment.
• May be required to undergo reasonable suspicion testing for being under the influence of controlled substances, including prescription, legal, and illegal substances, including marijuana.
• Must undergo security training and orientation on Facility Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Must follow company and facility policies and procedures.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.