Clinical Nurse Coordinator (Crisis Stabilization)

Highland Rivers Health; Cedartown (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Public Student Loan Forgiveness

NHSC Loan Forgiveness

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health in Georgia is seeking a Clinical Nurse Coordinator to guide the day-to-day delivery of established program processes and to work closely with the Nurse Manager.

You will perform assessments, provide direct patient care including medication administration, coordinate nursing efforts, supervise staff, ensure timely incident and infection control reporting, lead trainings, oversee medications, and maintain the medication room and lab in order.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments and data collection/analysis.
• Provides direct patient care including medication administration as needed and documents as outlined by policy and procedure.
• Coordinates nursing efforts, resolves problems, and maintains unit on a daily basis.
• Supervises staff, both clinically and administratively and documents supervision.
• Oversees the ordering and management of medications and keeps the medication room and lab in order.
• Communicates needs, issues, concerns, and compliments with the Nurse Manager on at least a weekly basis.
• Cover RN/LPN shifts as needed on the unit.

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health! Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities. Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Summary

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator provides guidance concerning the day-to-day delivery of established program processes to ensure smooth operation of the Unit. The Nurse Coordinator works in conjunction with the Nurse Manager.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs assessments, collects data and analysis of data
• Performs direct care to individuals including medication administration as needed and documents as outlined by policy and procedure.
• Coordinates nursing efforts, resolves problems, and maintains unit on a daily basis.
• Supervises staff, both clinically and administratively and documents supervision in the Kronos system.
• Ensure that incident reports and infection control reports are completed within 24 hours of incident occurring and follow-up.
• Provide In-service Trainings and staff meetings as scheduled, ensuring staff complete their mandatory trainings as scheduled.
• Oversees the ordering and management of medications.
• Keeps medication room and Lab in order according to policy and procedure.
• Communicates needs, issues, concerns, and compliments with the Nurse Manager a minimum of weekly.
• Cover RN/LPN shifts as needed on the unit.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.