Workforce Violence Prevention Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

The Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator is responsible for developing and coordinating the Medical Center's strategy to identify, assess, prevent, de-escalate, and recover from incidents of workplace violence. This role serves as the designated lead of the Medical Center's Workplace Violence Prevention Program.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develops policies, procedures, training, education, and resources that address prevention, recognition, response, de-escalation, and reporting of workplace violence incidents in collaboration with the Violence Prevention Committee, various Medical Center committees, Human Resources, and other essential stakeholders.
  • Develops clinical patient care strategies to reduce injuries caused by spontaneous/affective violence due to medical conditions.
  • Reports incidents of escalating, ongoing, and/or targeted threats of violence to the Office of Threat Assessment.
  • Completes timely and accurate documentation of case management actions for all cases.
  • Refers impacted victims and witnesses to FEAP and other support services.
  • Collects and analyzes annual data, making recommendations to Medical Center leadership for process, safety, and resource enhancements in collaboration with critical partners.
  • Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission and other accreditation and regulatory agencies regarding workplace violence prevention requirements in collaboration with critical Medical Center and DSS partners.
  • Serves on or chairs various committees charged with violence prevention efforts.
  • Performs related duties as required.
Requirements
  • Master's Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, nursing, or similar course of study.
  • 3 years of workplace violence prevention experience, including investigation, intervention, and case management of situations involving threatening, aggressive, or violent behaviors.
  • 3 years of experience developing a workplace violence prevention program with a multi-disciplinary team in a large complex healthcare setting, preferred.
  • 2 years of supervisory experience, preferred.
  • Experience developing and providing training on workplace violence prevention topics, preferred.
  • Specialized training, certification, and experience de-escalating verbal and physically assaultive patients and patient visitors, preferred.
  • Specialized training, certification, and experience in behavioral threat assessment and management, preferred.
  • Licensed mental health professional or Registered Nurse, required.
Physical Demands

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of a computer and phone.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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