Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) - Nights

Acadia•North Port, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

North Port Behavioral Health is a Premier Mental Health and Substance Misuse Hospital seeking passionate Registered Nurses to work at their facility in North Port, FL. The role involves helping individuals suffering from mental health or substance use disorders. North Port Behavioral Health is a new 144-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital providing 24-hour nursing care for those struggling with behavioral and addiction disorders. The position focuses on facilitating admissions, conducting clinical intake assessments, and performing utilization reviews to ensure patients receive the most appropriate level of care and benefit/resource utilization. This includes reviewing medical documentation, completing medication reconciliation, obtaining admission orders, facilitating emergency transfers, reviewing referrals, responding to inquiries, conducting assessments, collaborating with medical and psychiatric personnel, managing the admissions process (assessment, consent, inventory), performing insurance benefit verifications, securing pre-authorization, monitoring patient status, tracking referrals, communicating projected admissions, ensuring receipt of clinical information, completing pre-admission assessments, preparing medical record documentation for payor authorization, admitting patients to the registration and accounting system, completing admission and consent forms, demonstrating a positive and empathetic attitude, resolving complaints, prioritizing patient safety, coordinating care for non-admitted patients, conducting safety checks, and performing other assigned functions.

Requirements

Minimum of Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Minimum one year of experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably within the area of specialty for the hiring facility.
Clear and active nursing license in the state.
CPR certification required.
De-escalation/restraint certification required.
First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Facilitate admissions, clinical intake assessments, and utilization review processes.
Review medical documentation for all admissions.
Complete medication reconciliation.
Obtain admission orders from physicians.
Facilitate emergency transfers for patients with emergency medical conditions outside the facility’s capabilities.
Review referrals from hospitals, facilities, and other community agencies for medical and behavioral acuity.
Respond to inquiries about the facility and provide appropriate recommendations.
Conduct assessments to determine the appropriate level of care within the facility.
Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel.
Facilitate admissions process for incoming patients including assessment, consent, and inventory of patient belongings.
Perform insurance benefit verifications and secure initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.
Monitor patient status throughout the admissions process.
Utilize multiple web-based programs to track and review referrals.
Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representatives promptly.
Ensure all clinical information from referral sources or patients is received prior to patient admission.
Schedule and complete pre-admission assessments.
Consult with the admitting physician and communicate disposition recommendations to the patient or their family.
Prepare and maintain appropriate medical record documentation.
Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.
Admit the patient to the registration and accounting system.
Complete all admission and consent forms with the patient.
Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers.
Acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when patient needs are not met.
Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Coordinate care for patients who are not being admitted and ensure they receive appropriate follow-up care and referrals.
Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision at 15-minute intervals or as per individualized supervision guidelines.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.