Wellness Program Director

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located in central Brooklyn. McKinney provides exceptional short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. McKinney residents have 24-hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, McKinney ranks Top 30 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

• The Wellness Program Director will be working as a part of the holistic, proactive, and preventative Helping Healers Heal (H3) program bringing workforce wellness to all NYC Health + Hospitals staff across all tours. Reporting to the H3 Leads, the Wellness Program Director is responsible for coordination, crisis support, and successful planning, deployment, improvement and integration of wellness programming.
• The Wellness Program Director will support program development and implementation, create promotional materials, and track program outcomes. This role is intended for a detail-oriented self-starter with a passion for health and wellbeing, and partnership building.
• The Wellness Program Director will be responsible for supporting the organizational delivery and maintenance of wellness programming throughout their site/locations. The Wellness Program Director may make regular site visits to Central Office (virtually and in-person when appropriate) to build internal capacity to deliver wellness programs that align with the NYC Health + Hospitals’ 8 Dimensions of Wellness – Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, and Spiritual.
• The role requires coordination with Behavioral Health Services and the EAP at assigned locations, as well as to facilitate staff wellness activities such as wellness events, proactive unit-based wellness rounds, emotional support debriefs, trainings and in-services, management of the wellness room, and the adoption of unit-based wellness.
• This role requires consultation at all levels of the organization with leadership, departments, units, and individuals to establish wellness plans, activities (events, debriefs, trainings, etc.), and acts as contact/guide during staff crises.
• This person will collaborate with the H3 Lead to maintain strong relationships internally to strengthen staff wellness programming as well as co-facilitation of the H3 Steering Team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Assignment Level I: A valid License or Limited Permit issued by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist. Employees working with a Limited Permit must obtain Licensure within two years from their date of appointment.
• Assignment Level II: A valid License issued by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist; and Two years of full-time, paid, professional experience in creative arts therapy.
• Assignment Level III: In addition to meeting the requirements for Assignment Levels II, Assignment Level III requires: One additional year of experience

Department Preferences

• This position relies heavily on having strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and group facilitation skills required
• Ability and desire to work with a diverse group of individuals. Includes cultural competency, cultural humility, and the ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with clinical and non-clinical staff, and leadership
• Strong leadership and management skills
• The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems
• At least three years of experience in healthcare. Relevant experience in program development, program management, project management, or group facilitation preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retail Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

How To Apply

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