Unit Coordinator

Responsibilities

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 serve 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. Participate 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.

Cedar Ridge Behavioral Hospital at Bethany is a 56-bed psychiatric hospital offering adult behavioral health programs and treatment services. Our team of dedicated professionals provides crisis stabilization and medication management to patients who have disorders such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, paranoia and schizophrenia. We provide a secure haven for patients who are having suicidal or homicidal thoughts. We can help patients regain their sense of self-worth.

Our adult inpatient mental health treatment is for individuals over the age of 18 with severe mental illness that is impacting their ability to function.

• Shift Differential for applicable shifts
• Competitive Compensation and Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• Employee Assistance Program available for employees and family
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Basic Life Insurance and Optional supplemental life insurance
• Referral Bonus Options
• Career development opportunities across UHS and out 300+ locations!
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• More Information is available on our benefits Guest Website:

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field, or several years of mental health patient care experience required
• Supervisory and/or training experience preferred
• Computer proficiency and effective communication and organizational skills.
• Minimum of one (1) year psychiatric experience in mental health preferred
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Successfully complete a drug test
• Successfully pass a national background check
• 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
• 8am-8:30pm - shift may vary based on business need

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