OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE for PARAPROFESSIONA

Laurel Heights Hospital is a 112-bed facility located in Atlanta Ga. We are dedicated to providing youth with compassionate mental health treatment that encourages self-responsibility and personal growth. We provide psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents that present with a broad range of psychiatric, behavioral disorders and autism. A clinically skilled multidisciplinary team works to partner with the youth and family to accomplish their goals in a supportive and therapeutic environment.

Much more online at http://www.laurelheightshospital.com

The PARAPROFESSIONAL responsibilities are:

• Meeting with patients/students first week of admission
• Orienting new students to re-set classroom each month
• Selecting appropriate de-escalation materials for individual students
• Demonstrating needs of students with special learning needs.
• Working with teachers to receive instructional materials for individual students.
• Maintaining appropriate data collection on individual students
• Documenting attendance in re-set room on monthly basis
• Maintaining all academic work for students’ teachers/files and educational records as requested.
• Serving as a role model for others
• Consistently interacting politely and in non-adversarial manner.
• Regularly sharing observations regarding specific students to teachers.
• Demonstrating an understanding of and utilizes treatment interventions and knowledge of protocols.
• Communicating effectively with multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrating knowledge of human growth and development as well as psychopathology. and competencies related to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge on basic computer competencies.
• Maintaining an orderly and clean environment.
• Punctuality and adhering to attendance and PTO policies.

Benefits for this position include:

• 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!

If you would like to learn more about the PARAPROFESSIONAL position, please contact Marya Marcum-Jones (marya.marcumjones@uhsinc.com).

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.