INTAKE RN

River Vista Behavioral Health sits along the bluffs overlooking the San Joaquin River, this brand new, 128-bed facility, will provide high-quality and advanced behavioral health services to residents and visitors in the Central Valley. The new hospital will employ more than 250 people, including clinicians, nurses, mental health technicians, support staff and administration.

We are currently seeking a forward thinking and compassionate Intake/Admissions RN to be part of our Intake Department. The Admissions R.N. is responsible for coordination of all admissions processes and serves as liaison to referral sources, families, payors, physicians, and hospital personnel involved with each admission. The Admissions RN is responsible for processing of inquiry and referral calls and responds to request for hospital and program information, assessment, and possible admission.

Responsibilities also include verifying insurance, triaging patients, completing assessments, entering calls and admissions in computer and completing all admission paperwork with patient. The Admissions R.N. is responsible for effectively communicating with patients, physicians, staff, referral sources and managed care organizations to obtain precertification.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment that puts patient care first while also having the opportunity to grown, learn, and advance in your career.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Preferred Experience: One (1) to three (3) years of a behavioral health-care facility.

Licensure: Currently licensed to practice by the California State Board of Nursing.

Additional Requirements: CPR certification and successful completion of Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training. CPI Training may be obtained during new hire orientation.

Job Requirements

Excellent communication skills, i.e., verbal and written. Ability to prioritize; work well under periods of high stress and pressure. Ability to multi-task and demonstrate critical thinking skills. Demonstrates an understanding of funding entities. Thorough knowledge of psychiatric services provided by the hospital. Ability to work flexible hours. Requires a basic understanding of computers; and accurate data entry skills. Knowledge of insurance contracts and payors. Knowledge of precertification for inpatient hospitalization. Experience gathering and documenting medical and clinical information to assess and staff appropriately with physician. Ability to triage for medical and psychiatric needs. Working knowledge of DSM-V diagnostic criteria, mental status exam, and addiction and recovery field. Excellent customer service skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, visitors, families and referral sources.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPECIAL DEMANDS

MODIFICATIONS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS JOB MA Y BE PERFORMED WILL BE REVIEWED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS:

1. Ability to stand sit or walk up to six hours, sit for up to two hours.
2. Ability to move frequently is required in the delivery of patient care.
3. Visual acuity is needed for accurate reading of patient charts and for demonstrating activities or assisting patients in activities.
4. Ability to spend 20% of the workday outdoors in temperatures varying form 30-100F and 80% of the work day indoors in temperatures varying from 60-85F.
5. Ability to occasionally push/pull wheeled carts from 200 Ibs. (i.e., crash cart, EKG machine, patient on stretchers or in wheelchairs).
6. Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 10 Ibs.. (i.e. juices, charts, patient's belongings) and occasionally lift and carry up to 100 Ibs. (a patient).
7. Ability to frequently reach above, at or below shoulder height (obtain supplies, reach in cabinets, use refrigerator), kneel, bend, stoop, turn, twist.
8. Ability to frequently handle, through gross and fine manipulations, simple grasping, twisting and fingering of small objects (telephone buttons, thermometers with both hands).
9. Ability to operate a van in a safe manner.
10. Ability to see well enough to read written material and discern a variety of odors.
11. Ability to occasionally handle hazardous/infectious waste.
12. Ability to work in an environment where the noise level is frequently high; where chemicals are frequently used for cleaning; where mechanical and electrical hazardous may be occasionally present; and where dust, mist and steam are frequently generated in housekeeping task.

Additional Requirements:

A strong knowledge of The Joint Commission, HCFA, OSHA regulations, and patient rights standards and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing mental health care facilities.

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. UHS is recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

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