RN Clinical Coordinator - FT Days - BH Flex (New Behavioral Hospital)

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes safety and well-being of all patients in the assigned department(s) on a twenty-four hours basis. Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the overall clinical nursing practice and administrative activities, including fiscal, material and human resources management. Participates in the development and implementation of hospital policies and procedures, as well as making suggestions for revision of same. Maintains open communication with Clinical Director. This position requires a sound knowledge of nursing practice and exceptional leadership abilities. Knowledge of wide range of disorders, emotional, development, social and behavior. Performs crisis intervention. Participates in clinical assessment of patients referred to ensure that admission criteria are met and that the patients meets legal criteria for admission.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :

• • Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
  • Current registered nurse license in good standing in the State of Texas
  • The successful candidate will be required to pass competencies for this position.
  • Current BLS certification required.
  • CPI Training within 30 days of hire date.
  • Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills required.
  • Ability to read, write and speak English
• • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
  • Hospital Experience in Behavioral Health or related field preferred
  • Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

• JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

• • Minimum of two ( 2 ) years combined experience as front line manager coupled with three years clinical nursing experience required.
  • Requires knowledge of State and Federal regulatory agency standards related to health care organizations.
  • Broad understanding of patient care processes.
  • Able to apply principles of managerial and leadership theory.
  • Cognitive and technical knowledge and the ability to progressively manage and care delivery across the continuum of care.
  • The ability to retrieve, communicate and present data and information both verbally and written required; as in the ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken and written word.
  • Must be flexible with work scheduling.
  • Involves discretion and independent action within prescribed limits.
  • Requires strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
  • Must present a professional image.
  Requires working with frequent interruptions.
  

• POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• • Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices
  • Coordinates with the directors and prepares for the regular reporting of case reviews, time lines, and quality trends from case review data.
  • Provides effective leadership to the assigned departments of responsibility.
  • Integrates the department(s) and its services into the organization’s primary mission.
  • Coordinates and integrates services within the department(s) and with other departments.
  • Develops, updates and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provisions of services.
  • Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care.

• · Responsible for supporting management, staff, to achieve and maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance within behavioral hospital with emphasis in psychiatric Services. Assists in the preparation of action plans.

• • Determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel who provide care services and who are not licensed independent practitioners.
• • Continuously assess and improves the department’s performance.
  • Completes special assignments as assigned.
  • Assists in the research and development of new patient care protocols and provides staff support for research activities.
  • Maintains appropriate quality improvement programs.
  • Provides for orientation, in-service education training, and continuing education of all person in the department(s).
  • Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services.
  Other Duties as assigned.
  

• LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :

• (Chain-of-command)

• 1. (Clinical Director) 2. (Vice President, Behavioral Services) 3. (Chief Clinical Operations Officer )
  

• CUSTOMER SERVICE:

• Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.
  

• AGE SPECIFIC :

• Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

• AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) :

• A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

• The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.


Yes


Kneeling


Yes





Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.


Yes


Walking


Yes





Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.


Yes


Standing/Squatting


Yes





Straight pulling


Yes


Sitting


Yes





Pulling hand over hand


Yes


Pushing


Yes





Repeated bending


Yes


Stooping/Bending


Yes





Reaching above shoulder


Yes


Climbing Stairs


Yes





Simple grasping


Yes


Climbing Ladders


No





Dual simultaneous grasping


Yes


Depth Perceptions needed


Yes





Ability to see


Yes


Identify Colors


Yes





Operating office equipment


Yes


Twisting


Yes





Operating mechanical equipment


Yes


Crawling


No





Ability to read and write


Yes


Ability to Count


Yes





Ability to hear verbal communication without aid


Yes


Operating Personal Vehicle


Yes





Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication


Yes


Other: Ability to deal with stress


Yes





OSHA Category


III





• B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

• C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

• D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

• Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

• Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

• Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

• Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

• Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

• Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

• Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3