Clinical Nurse Coordinator (Crisis Stabilization)

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.

Benefits:

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing required.
• Active, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Georgia.
• 3 – 5 years of professional experience in healthcare management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is highly preferred.