Unit Coordinator - Treatment & Recovery Center

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

KPERS retirement

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas, is seeking a Unit Coordinator for the Treatment & Recovery Center. The role is part-time (36 hours per week), non-exempt and benefits-eligible, with shift 8am–8pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Pay ranges from $18.75 to $22.32 per hour; responsibilities include visitor management, safety monitoring, coordinating patient care, and supporting the clinical team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Prior computer experience and basic computer fluency; willingness to learn new programs; familiarity with MS SharePoint is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Greets and receives visitors; monitors safety and security.
• Monitors patient safety and communicates concerns to the clinical team.
• Coordinates care and facilitates patient understanding of treatment recommendations.
• Provides customer service and serves as a resource to families, visitors and vendors.
• Answers calls and transfers messages; maintains regular attendance.

Skills

Customer service

Willingness to learn

Education

High School Diploma

College coursework in human services

Tools

MS SharePoint

Job description

Unit Coordinator - Treatment & Recovery Center

Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $18.75 - $22.32 per hour. Part time (36 hours per week) this position will work from 8am to 8pm, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO. This position will work from 8am to 8pm, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

The Unit Coordinator (UC) provides monitoring, supportive, and safety services in an urgent care, medical, and psychiatric emergency setting that serves individuals across the lifespan through a multidisciplinary and collaborative service approach.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greets and receives visitors. Maintains security by following procedures; monitoring logbook; issuing visitor badges.
• Monitors patient safety uses de-escalation and physical intervention strategies, such as seclusion and restraints, to maintain patient and staff safety.
• Monitors for presence of potential weapons and secures weapons when discovered.
• Monitors patient physical and mental presentation and works collaboratively with the clinical team to communicate any concerns (medical and psychiatric) to the appropriate discipline.
• Provides coordination of care for patients and assures and facilitates patient understanding of their treatment recommendations.
• Promotes a welcoming environment with excellent customer service. Serves as a resource to families, visitors and vendors.
• Answers incoming calls, provides information, transfers calls and/or takes messages as necessary.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Other duties as assigned.
• May require participation in the provision of services on-site or in the community as part of the Crisis Division.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Be 21 years or older.
• Prior computer experience and basic computer fluency; willingness and ability to learn new programs; familiarity with MS SharePoint is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of college course work in the field of human services or one year of experience in the field of human services; or other experiences with individuals across the lifespan who experience symptoms of behavioral health and can serve a basis for understanding symptoms and treatment; a combination of at least one year of education, and/or work, and/or experience in the field of human services can substitute for a year in any one area.