Administrative Coordinator 1-2

State of Louisiana•Pineville, LA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an Administrative Coordinator 1-2 position in the Nursing Department located at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana. This position is responsible for supporting the operations of the CLSH Nursing Department with administrative matters. The Administrative Coordinator 1-2 plays a vital role for the Louisiana Department of Health in the Behavioral Health community by utilizing CLSH’s values and mission to deliver quality and effective care to our patients and employees, and ensuring our facilities are maintained accordingly. The hospital is highly committed to cooperative work with other state agencies and with the state and regional mental health program to insure the integration and coordination of hospital-community services into a comprehensive system of mental health care.

Requirements

No experience or training is required.

Nice To Haves

Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies.

Responsibilities

Creates clinic and off ground packets daily for review by the unit RN.
Ensure patients' medical records have an adequate amount of appropriate forms.
Files documents in patient medical records.
Maintain patient information on the unit including Insurance and Demographic forms obtained from the Admissions office.
Ensure hospital forms are reviewed/replaced with updated version on an ongoing basis and are organized in sufficient quantity in the conference room for nursing staff (Lab slips, therapeutic flow sheets, etc.)
Prepares patient forms for Pass and Discharge.
Maintain an adequate supply of forms used by nursing staff to complete daily duties.
Maintain Sundry Closet for indigent clients and shop to stock on an as needed basis.
Use Client funds to purchase personal items and complete associated paperwork.
Inventory and label all items purchased for/by clients.
Answer phones and route calls to the appropriate staff.
Serve as a Liaison between staff and nursing management.
Performs all other duties assigned by supervisor/designee to maintain continuity and quality, accreditation and licensure requirements.