RN House Administrative Coordinator - Registered Nurse - Children's Behavioral Health Center - Nights (Fall 2026)

Essential Responsibilities

• Serves as primary hospital administrative official for after-hours business for all administrative inquiries.
• Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance of regulatory requirements, Ethics and Compliance policies, and quality initiatives.
• Screens admissions for appropriateness of level of care orders and bed assignments.
• Prioritizes bed assignments for all admissions and transfers in the hospital.
• Escalates medical necessity and admissions status issues through the established chain of command.
• Acts as a liaison between and with physicians, patient/family, hospital staff, patient care areas, and outside agencies in an effort to promote efficient patient flow.
• Facilitates daily bed management meetings and effectively communicates resources and issues to appropriate areas.
• Tracks and trends barriers to patient flow.
• Handles any public relations matters and provides guidance to campus police as appropriate.
• Serves a critical role in coordinating hospital activities in catastrophic situations such as fires, flooding, disasters and power outages and line breaks.
• Solves staffing problems caused by employee absences, inclement weather or other problems involving bed shortages or serious staff behavior issues.
• Coordinates timely response and related activities of emergency codes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required. Master's in Nursing preferred.
• Experience: At least 3 years of acute care experience, including progressive leadership responsibilities.
• Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)). Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of advanced professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.
• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team.
• Ability to maintain civility and good working relationships with other employees.
• Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
• Skilled in computer applications designed to ensure quality and safety measures for patients.
• Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in the patient’s best interest.
• Ability to engage and manage conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
• Ability to maintain compliance accreditation with local, state, and federal regulatory standards.
• Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
• Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and ability to be diplomatic.
• Skilled in advanced care delivery models and environmental design to ensure delivery of safe patient care that is evidence-based.
• Ability to align behavior with personal values and determines fit with the organization’s culture.
• Knowledge of the principles of effective bed management in a hospital.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.