Unit Coordinator - Behavioral Health

Rockford Center is searching for a qualified, and experienced Full-time Unit Coordinator for our Nursing Department.

Rockford Center is a 138-bed mental health facility located in Newark, DE, providing easy access to a full complement of inpatient and partial behavioral health programs for children and adolescents, adults, and older adults. Rockford is the only child inpatient behavioral health facility in DE, offers an experienced and tenured senior management team, and serves New Castle County and northern Maryland.

Visit us online: https://rockfordcenter.com/

Key Responsibilities include:

Organizes assigned activities in order to complete them in a timely fashion. Assists in organizing the unit and nurses' stations. Helps direct patient flow, retrieves charts form the physician's offices, tracks patient lab work and other documents; and monitors the admission lab turnaround.

Demonstrates the ability to prioritize responsibilities. Must be able to work on all units as necessary.

Follows established guidelines, policies, procedures and/or manuals from sources not limited to but including Rockford Center, The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and/or others, performs a wide variety of routine clerical duties in support of staff and patients ensuring smooth operations of routine unit business such as processing documents and records, extracting and compiling files, records, and/or dates, responding to inquiries concerning services and procedures, maintaining and monitoring established record keeping methods, filing, data base maintenance, keyboarding or typing documents or forms, letters, memos, record entries, logs, labels, and other material as required.

Benefits include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Tuition Assistance

One of the Nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent. One (1) year experience working with a psychiatric patient population and previous secretarial experience preferred.

Must possess experience and knowledge of interventional and administrative duties necessary to support nursing and patient care on assigned unit. Assists in the direct care and management of patients with medical and behavioral issues as directed by the treatment team. Assists with unit programming to facilitate the carryover of therapy issues, leisure activities, and activities of daily living for patients on the unit. Must possess knowledge of dual diagnosis/chemical dependency/mental health patients; age-specific patient issues, limit setting and behavior management, crisis prevention and intervention techniques; knowledge and comprehension of regulatory agency standards (DOH, DPW, CMS, Joint Commission, etc.); ability to communicate orally, telephonically, and in writing; working knowledge of computer systems and various software; must maintain certifications in CPR, Verbal De-Escalation, and Handle With Care. Must possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to be a team player. Good documentation, organization and time management skills are necessary. Must be effective in decision-making and problem solving.

Licenses / Certifications: Must have a valid driver's license and safe driving record.

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