RN/Nurse Coordinator (Union)
Agency Name: Sanilac County CMH
Agency Contact: Tracey Finall
- Position Type: Full Time
- Job Type: Permanent
- County: Sanilac
- Salary Range: $30.60-$36.23 per Hour
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Position: RN/Nurse Coordinator (Union)
Position code: 25-07
Position Location: All Sites
Current Work hours: 40HRS/WK
Compensation Range: $30.60/HR-$36.23/HR,
If Annualized: $63,648.00-$75,359.23
Position Dates: ASAP
Supervisor: Clinical Supervisor
Date Position Posted: 12/4/2024
Internal Deadline: 12/10/2024
Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science with a licensure as an RN. Five Years of experience is preferred.
Testing Requirements: Workplace Reasoning Assessment
All internal and external job applicants are required to use UltiPro to apply for this position. Please see the Sanilac County CMH website at www.sanilaccmh.org and click on “Employment”.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: RN/Nurse Coordinator
Department: Outpatient, Children’s, ACT
Location: Outpatient, Children’s, ACT
Supervisor: Clinical Supervisor
Shift: 8:00-5:00 Monday-Friday; as needed by department
Classification: Eight (8)
Prepared Date: 03/09/2010
Reviewed By HR: 12/01/2014, 12/01/2015, 12/01/2016, 12/01/2017, 12/01/2018, 12/2/2019, 10/15/2020, 3/8/2022, 10/06/2022, 2/3/2023, 12/22/2023, 6/28/2024
Reviewed By Supervisor: 12/5/2019, 10/15/2020, 5/6/2022, 2/3/2023, 12/22/2023
Revised By: Clinical Supervisor
Revised Date: 3/19/2010, 02/28/2011, 02/10/2013, 7/11/14, 03/08/2016, 06/01/2017, 1/29/2019, 06/07/2019, 8/23/2019, 10/15/2020, 5/6/2022, 2/3/2023, 12/21/2023, 11/19/2024
SUMMARY:
Under general supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the RN coordination will participate in the development and implementation of protocols to ensure that Sanilac CMH’s medical department is effective following state and federal guidelines for care. The RN coordinator will provide consultation to other clinic staff and coordinates with other agencies to provide comprehensive health services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
• Provides clinical guidance to department staff.
• Functions as the lead and information resource for nursing personnel.
• Assists in evaluating client care provided by nursing staff.
• Assists in coordinating the provision of care through staff assignments and scheduling.
• Assists in the prioritization, delegation and evaluation of crisis care services.
• Assists with staff educational requirements and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to continuously improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of crisis care services.
• Works closely with the clinical supervisor to coordinate and improve clinical care by problem-solving both system and unit-based issues.
• Works in a variety of capacities during staff shortages and/or emergent situations.
• Works with supervisor on scheduling and arranging coverage for absences to assure appropriate nurse-client ratios.
• Coordinates with outside medical and nursing support services including, but not limited to, pharmacy and laboratory services.
• Provides ongoing audits of services provided by nursing staff.
• Assists to improve productivity, efficiency, recovery outcomes and medical care for crisis care clients.
• Assists with departmental process improvement and peer review.
• Completes clinical documentation as required.
• Assures that nursing care remains in compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Completes nursing portion of OBRA assessments, as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned
COMPETENCIES FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Sanilac CMH staff are dedicated to providing services to the community to improve lives. When they see a task that needs to be completed, they step in to assist or are first in line to help the Agency in promoting recovery, discovery, and independence. Each staff member works within their strengths and collaborates with their coworkers so that collectively we are a stronger whole. Staff provide positive feedback and suggestions to improve the quality of care in the Agency. They hold their coworkers, the individuals they serve and the community in high esteem.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Initiative/Organization/Reasoning:
• Takes initiative and steps in to take on difficult challenges.
• Is a self-starter in attaining job objectives.
• Willing to identify problems and work to resolve them in the early stages.
• Plans and organizes work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Properly organizes and carries out job tasks in a timely manner.
• Know and understands job expectations and is willing to expand job knowledge and skills to be more effective to the Agency and the individuals served.
• Is enthusiastic about the Agency’s Mission and is a positive influence for co-workers and individuals served.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to Agency policies and procedures and is willing to provide suggestions to make policies and procedures more efficient.
• Is willing to think outside of the box while able to make sound decisions and taking actions based on sound reasoning and weighing possible outcomes.
Ethics/Teamwork:
• Consistently treats all people with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrates expected morals and principles
• Accepts responsibility for actions and follows through on commitments.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work cooperatively and effectively as part of a team.
• Willingly acknowledges team members and co-workers’ value to your work.
Emotional Intelligence:
• Verbal and written communication is constructive, effective, respectful, and clear.
• Willing to take the time to learn about co-workers’ personality so that working together is more effective.
• Willingness to ask questions, listen to others’ ideas, and understand how the impact of your work, impacts your co-workers/team.
• Willing/Ability to be cost conscious.
• Staff are expected to learn and understand job functions and carryout tasks in a proficient manner.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
• Candidates/Employees are required to have an Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science from an accredited school with licensure as a RN. Five years of experience is preferred.
• Prefer candidates/employee must also qualify as QMHP, QMRP or CMHP where appropriate for population being served but not required.
• For anyone working with children, they must receive 24 hours of Children’s training per calendar year.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute items such as dosage, intake, ideal weights and to calculate percentages and interpret data in areas such as demonstrating measurable progress on agency goals.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Valid Driver’ License. Chauffeurs license, if transporting individuals that receive services.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, talk, walk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to write or utilize a keyboard, to perform assessments and procedures and to handle instruments and supplies. He or she must occasionally reach with hands and arms, climb stairs and balance on even and uneven surfaces, stoop and kneel and smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently in areas where universal precaution and confrontation avoidance techniques are utilized. He or she is occasionally exposed to body fluids.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employee may be required to travel to outside meetings or homes as determined by caseload. While performing some of the duties of this job, the employee is will be exposed to outside weather conditions.
Sanilac County CMH embraces an employment environment that promotes recovery and discovery, a person-centered approach to treatment/services, and cultural competence. An employee in this or any position is expected to support the employment environment. This includes having lived experience with behavioral health issues.