Teacher PD

About the role

Performs a wide variety of duties relating to the special educational needs of assigned patients during hospitalization. Provides services to children and adolescents. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core success factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core success factors include: instill trust and value differences; patient and community focus; and collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the educational needs of patients by contacting the previous educational setting (with adequate release) and/or reviewing all available written records.
• Assesses, supervises or approves the educational needs of the patient before the Diagnostic Conference date and prepares assessment in adherence to established departmental format.
• Prepares daily lesson plans consistent with evaluations and/or IEPs and overall hospital treatment plan; generates lesson plans no later than the second day of educational programming.
• Writes lesson plans to reflect all major areas of instruction appropriate to the academic level of each patient, in sufficient detail to allow a substitute to implement these plans, and makes the plan available in a conspicuous place on the teacher’s desk.
• Reviews and updates lesson plans weekly and maintains a classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Provides each child with academic assignments and required materials at the beginning of the school day; clearly defines classroom rules and schedules through verbal or written instruction; provides individualized instructional help as indicated.
• Is dependable, punctual, and professional; reports to work on time prepared for daily work assignments; plans in advance for special days off and gives adequate notice for all scheduled leave time; gives adequate notice to supervisory personnel when calling in sick or late according to hospital and departmental policy and procedures; conducts themselves in dress and behavior in a professional manner.
• As required, is responsible for IEP preparation and presentation; completes an IEP prior to the date of the IEP conference using the approved departmental format and of high professional quality (exceptions require Senior Teacher approval).
• Reports on child’s academic progress through written or verbal communication, including grade level and/or functional level in all academic subjects, progress in behavioral terms, factors impeding academic progress, and specific strategies employed to promote progress.
• Assists in the discharge process for all assigned patients by ensuring the child’s local school system has been informed regarding date of discharge and academic recommendations and submits a discharge summary according to departmental format.
• Demonstrates the ability to function as an effective member of the interdisciplinary team; maintains a positive working relationship with team members; consults with other clinical staff regarding patients; uses expertise of team members in planning and implementing educational and behavioral programs when appropriate; assists other team members in interpreting evaluation findings.
• Is an active member of the Special Clinical Services Department; participates actively in departmental staff meetings (attends at least 80% of department meetings); accepts and performs delegated responsibilities on departmental committees; suggests improvements in department functions as they relate to educational services hospital-wide; shares expertise and provides support to other educational staff members; participates actively in Total Quality Management.
• Performs a variety of other related duties requested by the department or the hospital and complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations; observes all hospital and departmental policies, rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in special education.
• Certification from the Rhode Island Department of Education (to include levels of handicapped certification appropriate to the hospital’s population).
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
• Minimum of one year teaching experience.
• Performs independently within department policies and practices; refers specific complex problems to supervisor where clarification of departmental policies and procedures may be required.