Unit Coordinator - Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

**Title:** Unit Coordinator **State Role Title:** Registered Nurse Manager I **Hiring Range:** $107,812 to $148,781 **Pay Band:** 5 **Agency:** Dept Behavioral Health/Develop **Location:** Piedmont Geriatric Hospital **Agency Website:** https://www.pgh.dbhds.virginia.gov/ **Recruitment Type:** General Public - G **Job Duties** As the Unit Coordinator, 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. This position primarily works day shift; however, the Unit Coordinator is expected to provide leadership support based on operational needs. Responsibilities include oversight of the assigned nursing unit, occasional evening supervisory coverage, and participation in the House Supervisor rotation, which includes approximately every fourth or fifth weekend and assigned holidays. **Minimum Qualifications** Considerable knowledge of geriatric and psychiatric/mental health nursing; supervisory/administrative principles and practices; basic budgeting and accounting; and 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. A typical day includes: walking and/or standing for up to 8 hours or more; bending and lifting, transporting patients in geri-chairs and wheelchairs. This position requires some shift work and the ability to work overtime hours when required. May be exposed to aggressive psycho-geriatric patients. **Additional Considerations** BSN preferred. ANCC Certification in Adult Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing preferred. ANCC Certification in Geriatric Nursing strongly preferred. **Special Instructions** You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Application Requirements: Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you detail all relevant work experience clearly and specifically; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications. You will receive confirmation of receipt once your application and/or résumé has been successfully submitted. To check the status of your application, refer to “Your Application” in your account. Background Investigation: All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening. This investigation may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI), local agency checks, Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services checks, employment verification, and verification of education relevant to the position. Under Virginia Code § 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific (“barrier”) crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending (“barrier”) charges as listed under Virginia Code § 19.2-392.02. Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations are available to indiv…