Basic Patient Care. These employees also meet daily, weekly, or monthly with families of patients to exchange information about patients. Employees also come into periodic contact with police and other outside personnel such as county mental health workers to coordinate patient care when directed to do so by professional staff. The Mental Health Therapy Coordinator works under the general supervision of a unit supervisor, a supervising nurse, or Mental Health Therapy Supervisor. Nursing care is supervised by a Registered Nurse.
Clinical supervision is received from professional staff.
Clinical responsibilities are performed in accordance with employees' level of credentials and privileges as granted by hospital. Employees in this class work under the guidelines of Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Revised Statute pertaining to institutional care, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals standards, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Nurse Practice Act, and institutional policies and procedures. They require the willingness to work in the environment associated with the positions' location and purpose. In addition, they require the willingness to maintain a sympathetic and understanding attitude toward the mentally ill. General knowledge of techniques and practices involved in the care and treatment of physically, emotionally, mentally, and behaviorally impaired persons.