Clinical Nurse Coordinator (Crisis Stabilization Unit) at Highland Rivers Health in Cedartown, Georgia

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.

• 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.