Work/Life Connections-EAP Clinical Counselor and SHARE Center Coordinator

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments:

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education, and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 ^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts assessment and referral of employees with personal and job related problems.
• Provides short-term counseling, as appropriate.
• Provides crisis intervention and CISM (critical incident stress management services) for individuals and groups of employees in response to traumatic events as needed.
• Monitors and supports employees in recovery from chemical dependency, particularly the impaired nurses and physicians. Arranges their re-entry into the workplace as appropriate. Encourage employees to sign an alcohol and drug agreement with EAP. Works closely with the Professional Assistance Programs and treatment centers. Intervenes as needed with employees who do not comply with agreement. Conducts discharge planning meetings with employees and counselor at the treatment center.
• Performs management consultations to facilitate early identification, intervention, and referral of employees with job performance problems.
• Participates on an as needed basis with policy initiatives especially related to the Drug Free Workplace and Violence in the Workplace.
• Maintains confidentiality of all EAP client records. Provides documentation of client's biopsychological needs, assessment and treatment plan recommendations.
• Participates in EAP Staff meetings to discuss EAP client cases, particularly complex cases requiring supervision
• Develop a supportive response to anyone in the VUMC community who is experiencing or has witnessed sexual harassment.
• Encourage victims to alert the appropriate authority, e.g. VUMC Employee and Labor Relations, when they are experiencing sexual harassment
• Work in consultation with other VUMC entities to develop preventive plans for departments or individuals suspected of perpetrating sexual harassment.
• Provide sexual harassment education for the VUMC community.
• Collect data and identify trends that inform actions to reduce the risk of sexual harassment within VUMC.

Communication:

• Internal: The nature of the work performed by this position is extremely confidential, involving risk-management decisions that require frequent communication and collaboration with the Work/Life Connections -EAP Manager, Work/Life Connections - EAP Clinical Manager, and the Health and Wellness Medical Director. The position requires the development of effective relationships with internal departments such as Employee Relations, Occupational Health Clinic, Police and Security, Recruitment and Staffing, Risk Management, Legal and other areas as appropriate.
• External: The confidential nature of the work requires that the Work/Life Connections EAP strictly adhere to Federal Confidentiality Guidelines, including those for Alcohol and Drug. Communications occur between Work/Life Connections EAP treatment centers, Professional Assistance Programs, medical centers and/or clinics, physicians, facilities, family members, Department of Human Services, private therapists and other individuals or agencies as needed.
• Patient/Student Contact: May have occasional contact with employees who are patients at Vanderbilt or other facilities.

Additional Skills

• Experience in supporting victims of sexual harassment.
• Working knowledge of regulatory obligations impacting both employers and clinical professionals.
• Experience working in a University or Medical Center setting is a plus.
• Experience handling confidential matters and maintaining professional boundaries.

Education/Experience:

Minimum of a master's degree in social work, psychology or related clinical human services discipline. Minimum of 3-5 years clinical experience - EAP experience preferred. Clinical experience ideally includes significant assessment, brief counseling, crisis intervention, CISM, and substance abuse work. Work with diverse populations and issues of sexual harassment is desired.

Licensure/Certification:

Licensed in counseling field required; CEAP preferred.

Job-related Skills:

Position requires an advanced level of clinical experience; familiarity with and expertise in responding to complex and sensitive workplace issues; demonstrated ability in both written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of human resource functions, clinical supervision skills, organizational consultation skills. Also, position requires knowledge of and ability to work with the diverse workforce of a hospital and university; including multi-cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, educational, and age specific populations; knowledge of Vanderbilt policy and procedures, federal, state and local laws and regulation regarding alcohol and other drugs, employee relations-labor relations, disability, mental health and worker's compensation; a working knowledge of and the ability to intervene in a broad range of clinical problems such as behavioral, family, interpersonal, parent-child, substance abuse and suicidal/homicide risk.