Unit Coordinator - Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

Job Duties

This position plays a key role in supporting strong performance and a positive work environment, while delivering and ensuring high quality geriatric patient care. This position will provide clear daily guidance, offer regular feedback, provide coaching as necessary, and handle performance management of staff. The Unit Coordinator will collaborate with clinical and support teams as well as participating in treatment team meetings and hospital committees as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the assigned nursing unit
• Occasional evening supervisory coverage
• Participation in the House Supervisor rotation

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of geriatric and psychiatric/mental health nursing
• Supervisory/administrative principles and practices
• Basic budgeting and accounting
• Legal requirements affecting Nursing services
• Considerable ability to assess a changing patient environment and manage the therapeutic milieu
• Considerable skills in advanced nursing procedures
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively to evaluate clinical program and staff performance, to develop and refine standards of care, and to establish operational procedures and priorities
• Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team

Additional Considerations

• BSN preferred
• ANCC Certification in Adult Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing preferred
• ANCC Certification in Geriatric Nursing strongly preferred