Teacher

Ability as a self-motivator and the aptitude to work in a high stress fast paced position with a minimal amount of supervision.

Must be physically capable to receive verbal and written directions.

Remains current in Crisis Prevention Intervention Training and Seclusion/Restraint and assist with crisis interventions if needed.

Must be willing and able to work with all patients of Methodist Family Health, regardless of gender.

Must have good auditory, visual and olfactory ability.

Use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls.

Must be able to maintain effective audio, visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading and writing, and operating office equipment and other treatment equipment.

Must be able to use a telephone to communicate verbally and a computer to communicate through written means, to review information and enter/retrieve data, to see and read characters on a computer screen, chart or other treatment items.

COVID-19 vaccination and Flu vaccination are mandatory and required for all positions (subject to qualified exemptions).

Other

The individual employed in this position may accept other reasonable assignments, which may be necessary, for efficient operation of assigned programs as there is time and opportunity.

Qualification for Special Education Teachers without a valid Arkansas certificate in Special Education:

First year without Certification

Possess a valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another area.

Has a Deficiency Removal Plan (DRP) or Additional Licensure Plan (ALP) that is approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education and Licensure.

Will meet the minimum required progress as evidenced by academic coursework hours toward completion of the DRP or ALP by the end of the school year.

The plan must clearly state “Special Education” in the area at the top.

Second Year without Certification

Have a valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another area.

Have a DRP or Additional Licensure Plan (ALP) that is approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education and Licensure.

Have completed the minimum required number of hours toward completion of the DRP or the requirements set forth in the ALP by the end of the school year.

Third Year without Certification

Have a valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another area.

Have a DRP or Additional Licensure Plan (ALP) that is approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education, and Licensure.

Complete all required college hours required to meet certification deficiencies by the end of the school year.

Note

The DRP or Additional Licensure Plan must be stamped, initialed, and dated by the certification department. This will be considered the official filing date. Certification must be completed within three years, requirements achieved for each year. Therefore, if this is the second or third filing, the period for tracking the date of completion will begin from the date of the first filing.

Provide copies of teaching certificates, current transcripts, DRP’s or Additional Licensure Plan (ALP), and, where appropriate, letters from the ADE to the State Board to MFH . Personnel Department.

Teachers attempting to correct certification deficiencies

Enrollment in a college or university to complete coursework must commence whether the semester the person is employed with UMCH/MBH or the one that immediately follows.

Regular reports outlining progress made toward meeting the requirements of the DRP or Additional Licensure Plan must be given to the Program Director, Administrator and/or the Personnel Records Manager to be added to employee’s record and sent to the supervisor of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

Individuals who are completing courses under an approved deficiency removal plan or additional licensure plan must complete the requirements set forth in the additional licensure plan during the three-year period following filing of their plan.

If certification is not obtained at the end of the three-year period, the employed teacher will not be issued a contract for the coming school year, and employment with UMCH and/or UMBH will be terminated at the end of the school year. Exceptions to this will only be made if the teacher has written documentation from the Arkansas Department of Education stating reason(s) for non-compliance with the Additional Licensure Plan.

Job descriptions are not intended, nor should be construed, to be all-inclusive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Level One - Full Access

Ongoing regular access to PHI of all forms while the employee is on duty and performing within the scope of his or her job as defined by the employee's job description, and Policy and Procedure. "Such access must be for cause, consistent with job responsibilities and related to patients, claims, audits, reviews and other legitimate business purposes." (e.g. Physicians, nurses and other clinicians)