UNIT Coordinator

UHS•Bethany, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Coordinator assists nursing staff and provides administrative duties necessary to support nursing and patient care on assigned units including but not limited to monitoring and ordering of supplies and equipment, organizing and monitoring cleanliness of nursing station and patient areas, chart maintenance and filing, patient scheduling, and answering and responding to unit telephone calls. Perform duties of MHT IV and serves as a role model/mentor for new staff to observe how to effectively manage the milieu, provide quality care and provide a safe/ structured environment. Assists Milieu Manager in providing milieu and clinical supervision and training to all Mental Health Technicians and facilitates interviewing of MHT applicants, performance evaluation, and personnel counseling as needed. Participates in weekend on-call rotation to ensure that staffing ratio requirements are continually maintained. Is available to arrive at the facility within thirty (30) minutes if called for an emergency situation or urgent issue during the on-call period. Participates in chart audit and restraint reduction initiatives. Provides direct care and supervision for patients/residents. Assures patients/residents are kept safe, learn and practice appropriate hygiene and self-help skills, socially effective values, attitudes, and behaviors, and are aware of rules and expectations. Acts as a role model for patients/residents, demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills. Assists in providing recreational and therapeutic activities for the residents, transporting residents to and from medical appointments, and assuring scheduled programming is carried out. Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility. Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the patients/resident individual treatment plan. Performs duties as assigned by the direct care management team in accordance with the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care, and facility mission, values, policies, and behavioral standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required
Must be at least 21 years of age
Successfully complete a drug test
Successfully pass a national background check
Must possess valid Drivers License
Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required or an equivalent combination of education and several years of mental health patient care experience, may be considered
Computer proficiency and effective communication and organizational skills
Physical agility to manage patients
Ability to push, pull and lift up to 40 pounds
Strong Computer skills
Excellent Communication skills
Strong Leadership skills
Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior
Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste

Nice To Haves

Supervisory and/or training experience preferred

Responsibilities

Monitoring and ordering of supplies and equipment
Organizing and monitoring cleanliness of nursing station and patient areas
Chart maintenance and filing
Patient scheduling
Answering and responding to unit telephone calls
Perform duties of MHT IV
Serve as a role model/mentor for new staff
Assist Milieu Manager in providing milieu and clinical supervision and training to all Mental Health Technicians
Facilitate interviewing of MHT applicants, performance evaluation, and personnel counseling as needed
Participate in weekend on-call rotation
Be available to arrive at the facility within thirty (30) minutes if called for an emergency situation or urgent issue during the on-call period
Participate in chart audit and restraint reduction initiatives
Provide direct care and supervision for patients/residents
Assure patients/residents are kept safe, learn and practice appropriate hygiene and self-help skills, socially effective values, attitudes, and behaviors, and are aware of rules and expectations
Act as a role model for patients/residents, demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills
Assist in providing recreational and therapeutic activities for the residents
Transport residents to and from medical appointments
Assure scheduled programming is carried out
Ensure environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility
Contribute to formulation, implementation and revision of the patients/resident individual treatment plan
Perform duties as assigned by the direct care management team in accordance with the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care, and facility mission, values, policies, and behavioral standards