Nurse Coordinator - Co-Ed Adolescent Mood Disorders & Child Unit

Sheppard Pratt; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended clinical orientation

Tuition reimbursement program

Medical, dental and vision benefits

403b retirement match

Generous paid-time-off

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Sheppard Pratt is seeking a registered nurse to provide clinical and managerial leadership across two inpatient units. The role emphasizes staffing coordination, crisis assessment, and ongoing staff development to ensure high-quality patient care.

Requirements include an active Maryland RN license (BSN preferred) and 2–3 years of psychiatric inpatient experience, with strong interpersonal and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred and active Maryland RN license required or eligible.
• Minimum two to three years of related experience, including inpatient psychiatric nursing.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership for assigned inpatient units.
• Reassign nursing staff to meet programming demands and coordinate staffing.
• Orient and supervise new nursing staff; participate in applicant screening.
• Assess and resolve clinical crises in absence of the nurse leader and ensure quality documentation.
• Contribute to policy/procedure updates and performance improvement efforts.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with internal and external standards.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Clinical judgment

Analytical thinking

Education

BSN preferred

Maryland RN license

Job description

• This is a split position between two inpatient units.

• This is a split position between two inpatient units.

The Co-Ed Adolescent Mood Disorder Unit

is for the multi-disciplinary assessment, evaluation, crisis intervention, and stabilization of adolescent female and male patients. Discharge planning emphasizes movement to day hospital or outpatient care as soon as the crisis has been stabilized.

The Adolescent Female Crisis Stabilization Unit

is a 22 bed unit for the multi-disciplinary assessment, evaluation, crisis intervention, and stabilization of adolescent female patients. Discharge planning emphasizes movement to day hospital or outpatient care as soon as the crisis has been stabilized.

What to expect.

• Communicates in a therapeutic, respectful way with patients at the patients’ level of understanding.
• Investigates and follows up on complaints or concerns from patients’ family members.
• Assigns inpatient rooms based on requirements of programming tracks on inpatient unit(s).
• Reassigns nursing staff as necessary to provide optimum coverage and regulatory/compliance requirements.
• Manages milieu and operational concerns on unit(s).
• Assists and provides direction to nursing staff in resolving problems.
• Apprises nurse leader of concerns that require her/his attention.
• In the absence of or as delegated by the nurse leader, assesses and coordinates the resolution of clinical crises.
• Provides significant input into the procedures and protocols for the unit
• Provides support to nurse leader by interviewing and screening candidates for existing nursing vacancies.
• Orients new nursing staff to the unit.
• Maintains appropriate documentation regarding new employee and ongoing education and training, competency assessment and performance appraisal, working with Human Resources as needed.
• Identifies nursing staff education needs and recommends methods of staff development to nurse leader.
• Provides input into the performance appraisals of RNs, mental health workers and unit support staff
• Utilizes clinical expertise in the provision of direct patient care as needed, consultative activities, staff development, and treatment planning.
• Provides quality nursing care services that are based on an understanding of the needs of the assigned patient population
• Assists nurse leader in evaluating and monitoring nursing documentation and initiates corrective action to ensure compliance with internal and external standards
• Helps create a culture of performance improvement that contributes to providing quality, cost effective services.
• Suggests ways in which the unit/program can maintain and improve safety.
• Attends required in-services for updates and reviews.
• Maintains confidentiality with regard to all communication pertaining to patients, families and organizational business.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll get from us.

• An extended clinical orientation led by Sheppard Pratt’s Clinical Education Department to prepare you for the responsibilities of your role.
• A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
• 403b retirement match
• Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous mileage reimbursement program

The pay range for this position is $85,404.80 minimum to $140,753.60 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, board certifications and years and level of related experience.

What we need from you.

• Work requires graduation from an accredited program of nursing (BSN preferred) and possession of a current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland at the time of appointment and continuously while in position.
• Work requires clinical and managerial skills, knowledge of psychiatric nursing, and comprehensive knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of assigned patient population - acquired through two to three years of related experience, 1 of which must be in inpatient psychiatric nursing.
• Work requires interpersonal skills sufficient to provide effective leadership for assigned personnel and to interact effectively with psychiatrically and physically ill patients, family members, visitors and a variety of Sheppard Pratt departments (51 to 80% of work time).
• Work requires analytical and problem-solving abilities necessary to reassign nursing staff to meet programming demands of unit; screen applicants (with supervision of nurse leader); identify training needs; and resolve nursing and administrative issues in absence of the nurse leader.
• In keeping with the Maryland Board of Nursing guidelines, all nurses must have an active Maryland nursing license to practice in the state of Maryland, or must have an active license in a compact state that allows them to practice in Maryland, if they reside in that compact state. A multistate licensee who changes primary state of residence to another party state shall apply for a multistate license in the new party state within 60 days. The rule requires that a nurse apply for a new license in a new primary state of residence within 60 days of relocating, it does not require the new license be issued within 60 days.