Job Information
UC Health HVIP Supervisor, Days, Trauma Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
In collaboration with the City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), and the University Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) the Hope & Shield Network is a hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP) that provides trauma-informed intervention and case management services to people hospitalized from injuries by violence. The HVIP Program Supervisor that will lead and manage initiatives aimed at reducing violence and its impact on patients and the community. This role will supervise a team of Violence Prevention Professionals (VPP’s) and involves direct engagement with patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote healing and prevention strategies. The program supervisor will develop and implement program activities, collaborate with community organizations, and ensure the effective delivery of services to individuals affected by violence.
The Hope & Shield Network will focus on individuals injured by gun violence aged 44 years or younger in the three main settings in the continuum of healthcare: (1) in the Emergency Department soon after injury, (2) in the hospital during inpatient admission and acute medical care, and (3) after discharge in the outpatient clinic when acute medical issues are resolving and the focus can transition to support of mental, behavioral health issues, PTSD screening, and providing community
About University of Cincinnati Medical Center
As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.
UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.
About Us
About the Team