Registered Nurse Coordinator REST Center-7253

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JOB TITLE: Nursing Coordinator

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time 40 hours/wk

SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

PROGRAM/LOCATION: REST Center Willimantic CT

PC#: 3173

ABOUT THE PROGRAMS: REST CENTER

The Nursing Coordinator provides clinical leadership supervision and guidance to the nursing team within the 24/7 REST Center. The Nursing Coordinator will oversee the delivery of nursing services support staff development and scheduling ensure compliance with applicable policies and clinical standards and promote consistent high-quality care. The Nursing Coordinator will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to maintain a safe person-centered trauma-informed and recovery-focused environment for clients families and employees.

The REST Center is a 24/7 community-based crisis stabilization program that provides a safe and supportive alternative to hospitalization for individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use-related crises. The center offers short-term assessment stabilization nursing support brief therapeutic interventions peer support medication evaluation and connection to ongoing community services. Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to provide person-centered trauma-informed and recovery-focused care. The goal is to help individuals stabilize avoid unnecessary emergency department visits or hospitalizations and successfully transition to the most appropriate level of care.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides supervision and mentoring to RNs and LPNs including education training and performance management at least monthly supervision and quarterly nursing meetings.
• Providing nursing assessment and clinical interventions and assists with medical management for clients with mental illness addictions and/or serious emotional disorders who are experiencing symptoms requiring treatment.
• Providing individual group psychoeducation as well as crisis intervention as needed.
• Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures.
• Oversee operations including reviewing orders scheduling staff and managing referral requests.
• Provides education and interventions to maintain nursing practice standards medication administration and self-management safe storage of medication and administration of injectable medication.
• Assures high standard of quality of care for patients by developing and implementing standards of care; adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
• Provides consultation to CHR providers on nursing and health-related matters.
• Supports the annual nursing competency assessments for nursing staff.
• Participate and support accreditation surveys. Participate in the preparation during on-site surveys as well as the monitoring of standards and ensure standards are met as it relates to nursing care and services. Participate in regulatory and funder reviews as needed.
• Collaborates and provides education and training to CHR staff and providers on medical conditions behavioral health conditions and the interplay of the two.
• Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among teams by communicating information; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Qualifying Nursing Degree that meets RN certifications and requirements.

Experience: 2 years experience with individuals with behavioral health conditions. Supervisory experience preferred. .

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Registered Nurse license required.

Training: Maintains training on advances in the field.

Why Join CHR

Be part of an exciting supportive and dynamic workplace where your growth and well-being are our top priorities!

• Comprehensive benefits packages include health insurance ample paid time off (including your birthday!) employer contributions to your 403b Retirement Plan and competitive insurance premiums with added discounts on pet home and auto!
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs including exclusive tuition discounts for CHR employees at several local colleges/universities
• Career development opportunities! FREE robust training curriculum featuring our Clinical Training Series for interactive learning practical skill enhancement and professional growth! Clinical supervision and/or mentoring offered at several programs
• Wellness program: Annual wellness stipend FREE premium subscription to the Calm app 6 FREE confidential counseling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Employee appreciation and involvement including contests lunch & learns (meet with our CEO!) employee appreciation events employee-led resource groups open to all and more!

And so much more! (Many benefits are available to all staff regardless of the hours worked with some subject to eligibility)

COMPENSATION*:

$74176.75 minimum-$111265.65 maximum*

*Actual rates within this range are determined at the time of offer and are based on relevant experience as well as adherence to our internal equity policy. (Please note for part-time positions this range would be pro-rated based on hours worked)

CHR is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage all to apply.

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