Nurse Coordinator, PM (BayPointe)

Overview

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*SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE*

 

$10,000 sign-on bonus (RN) offered. Details of terms and eligibility will be discussed in the interview.

 

Our children's hospital serves children ages 5 to 12 years and adolescent’s ages 13 to 19 years who are in psychiatric crisis. Children whose behaviors are life threatening, destructive or disabling or that require 24-hour monitoring and assessment meet criteria for admission. The program provides assessment and stabilization of psychiatric symptoms. The goal of treatment is to promote the highest level of functioning through an individualized treatment plan. The focus is on returning consumers to their homes or to the least restrictive level of care as quickly as possible, with comprehensive aftercare plans. The estimated stay in this BayPointe program is three to ten days.

Responsibilities

Nurse Coordinators in a Hospital Setting are responsible for assisting with orientation of new staff; conducting staff meetings; effective communication with staff, consumers, and family members, reviewing consumer records to ensure compliance; and ensuring quality care is provided throughout the consumer’s length of stay.

 

Essential Functions

• Assists with the orientation of new nursing staff
• Conducts staff meetings to address consumer, facility, and programmatic needs
• Effectively communicates on a regular basis with staff, consumers, families as well as internal departments and external providers to meet consumer needs
• Ensures the staffing mix is based upon the education preparedness and clinical competence of the nursing staff
• Reviews consumer records to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Ensures quality care is provided throughout the consumer’s length of stay; oversees the coordination of patient care to ensure consumer’s needs are met and policies are followed
• Conducts hospital rounds with staff to direct, demonstrate and evaluate delivery of consumer care and to ensure safety throughout the facility
• Ensures adequate staff coverage throughout the facility
• Ensures payroll is completely timely and accurately
• Approves PTO requests and shift exchanges per hospital policy
• Performs management activities including interviewing, hiring, orienting, evaluating, and disciplining
• Accepts on-call responsibilities
• Actively assists with hospital cost containment by accepting responsibility for their own time management and use of unit supplies
• Orders necessary supplies and ensures safety and operation of medical and office equipment
• Oversees integrity and cleanliness throughout the facility
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives, per hospital policy
• Reviews findings of 24 hour chart reviews and forwards to Director of Nursing
• Conducts safety drills and monitors for compliance, reporting concerns to Director of Nursing, per hospital policy
• Adheres to professional code of ethics
• Performs additional duties as assigned by supervisor
• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation needs
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance clinical skills
• Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
• Documents in a clear, concise manner types of consumer problems, treatment goals, and services provided
• Documentation shows that forms, notes, logs, and other applicable written information are completed promptly, accurately, and updated when appropriate
• Documents legibly
• Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
• Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others
• Assists consumers and visitors as needed
• Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
• Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences
• Is gentle and calm with consumers and families
• Actively participates in Performance and Improvement activities
• Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Accesses appropriate community resources according to c