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Nurse Coordinator RN (Child Inpatient Unit-Towson, Full Time, Day/Eve)

Sheppard Pratt • Full-time • Towson, Maryland, United States • 1w ago

As a Nurse Coordinator you will:

Communicates in a therapeutic, respectful way with patients at the patients’ level of understanding.
Investigates and follows up on complaints or concerns from patients’ family members.

Assigns inpatient rooms based on requirements of programming tracks on inpatient unit(s).
Reassigns nursing staff as necessary to provide optimum coverage and regulatory/compliance requirements.
Manages milieu and operational concerns on unit(s).
Assists and provides direction to nursing staff in resolving problems.
Apprises nurse leader of concerns that require her/his attention.
In the absence of or as delegated by the nurse leader, assesses and coordinates the resolution of clinical crises.
Provides significant input into the procedures and protocols for the unit

Provides support to nurse leader by interviewing and screening candidates for existing nursing vacancies.
Orients new nursing staff to the unit.
Maintains appropriate documentation regarding new employee and ongoing education and training, competency assessment and performance appraisal, working with Human Resources as needed.
Identifies nursing staff education needs and recommends methods of staff development to nurse leader.
Provides input into the performance appraisals of RNs, mental health workers and unit support staff

Utilizes clinical expertise in the provision of direct patient care as needed, consultative activities, staff development, and treatment planning.
Provides quality nursing care services that are based on an understanding of the needs of the assigned patient population

Assists nurse leader in evaluating and monitoring nursing documentation and initiates corrective action to ensure compliance with internal and external standards

Helps create a culture of performance improvement that contributes to providing quality, cost effective services.
Suggests ways in which the unit/program can maintain and improve safety.
Attends required in-services for updates and reviews.
Maintains confidentiality with regard to all communication pertaining to patients, families and organizational business.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Work requires graduation from an accredited program of nursing (BSN preferred) and possession of a current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland at the time of appointment and continuously while in position.
Work requires clinical and managerial skills, knowledge of psychiatric nursing, and comprehensive knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of assigned patient population - acquired through two to three years of progressively more responsible inpatient psychiatric nursing experience.
Work requires interpersonal skills sufficient to provide effective leadership for assigned personnel and to interact effectively with psychiatrically and physically ill patients, family members, visitors and a variety of Sheppard Pratt departments (51 to 80% of work time).
Work requires analytical and problem-solving abilities necessary to reassign nursing staff to meet programming demands of unit; screen applicants (with supervision of nurse leader); identify training needs; and resolve nursing and administrative issues in absence of the nurse leader.

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