Job Description

Position Summary:

The Unit Coordinator assists nursing staff and provides administrative duties necessary to support nursing and patient care on assigned units including but not limited to monitoring and ordering of supplies and equipment, organizing and monitoring cleanliness of nursing station and patient areas, chart maintenance and filing, patient scheduling, and answering and responding to unit telephone calls. Perform duties of MHT IV and serves as a role model/mentor for new staff to observe how to effectively manage the milieu, provide quality care and provide a safe/ structured environment.  Assists Milieu Manager in providing milieu and clinical supervision and training to all Mental Health Technicians and facilitates interviewing of MHT applicants, performance evaluation, and personnel counseling as needed.  Participates in weekend on-call rotation to ensure that staffing ratio requirements are continually maintained. Is available to arrive at the facility within thirty (30) minutes if called for an emergency situation or urgent issue during the on-call period. Participates in chart audit and restraint reduction initiatives. Provides direct care and supervision for patients/residents.  Assures patients/residents are kept safe, learn and practice appropriate hygiene and self-help skills, socially effective values, attitudes, and behaviors, and are aware of rules and expectations. Acts as a role model for patients/residents, demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills.  Assists in providing recreational and therapeutic activities for the residents, transporting residents to and from medical appointments, and assuring scheduled programming is carried out. Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility. Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the patients/resident individual treatment plan. Performs duties as assigned by the direct care management team in accordance with the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care, and facility mission, values, policies, and behavioral standards.

C edar Ridge Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and residential treatment services for ages 5-17. Our treatment programs provide a structured and supportive treatment environment that promotes self-acceptance and helps stabilize patients suffering from acute psychiatric illness. Our multidisciplinary treatment teams consist of psychiatrists, licensed therapists and highly specialized nurses who collaborate to develop and implement effective and compassionate treatment plans for our patients. Cedar Ridge is a behavioral health facility that encompasses a 116-bed acute psychiatric hospital and residential treatment center on a beautifully wooded campus with a stocked pond, school, outdoor courtyard and playground.

Cedar Ridge Behavioral Hospital at Bethany is a 56-bed psychiatric hospital offering adult behavioral health programs and treatment services. Our team of dedicated professionals provides crisis stabilization and medication management to patients who have disorders such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, paranoia and schizophrenia. We provide a secure haven for patients who are having suicidal or homicidal thoughts. We can help patients regain their sense of self-worth. Our adult inpatient mental health treatment is for individuals over the age of 18 with severe mental illness that is impacting their ability to function.

FULL TIME BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Shift Differentia l for applicable shifts
• Competitive Compensation and Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• Employee Assistance Program available for employees and family
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Basic Life Insurance and Optional supplemental life insurance
• Referral Bonus Options
• Career development opportunities across UHS and out 300+ locations! 
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• More Information is available on our benefits Guest Website:  benefits.uhsguest.com

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field, or several years of mental health patient care experience required.

Experience:

• Supervisory and/or training experience preferred. 
• Computer proficiency and effective communication and organizational skills.

Shift:

• 8am-8:30pm - shift may vary based on business need

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. 

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