Admissions RN - PRN

UHS • Temple, TX

51d

About The Position

Canyon Creek Behavioral Health is a 102-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Central Texas town of Temple, Texas. Canyon Creek features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care and intensive outpatient programs. We are enthusiastic about providing compassionate health care from our team here at Canyon Creek Behavioral Health. For more information about Canyon Creek Behavioral Health, please visit our website at https://canyoncreekbh.com/. Position Summary Responsible for the timely processing of inquiry and referral calls. Responsible for coordination of all admissions processes and serves as liaison to referral sources, families, payors, physicians, unit and hospital personnel involved with each admission. Verify insurance, triage patients, complete assessments, ability to staff clinical effectively, enter calls and admissions in computer and complete all admission paperwork with patient. Effectively communicate with unit staff and assist patient to unit. Pre-cert with payor source. Follow hospital’s policies and procedures regarding admissions. 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. www.uhs.com

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited School of Nursing
• Bachelor Degree
• Minimum of one (1) years in the area of substance abuse/psychiatric treatment programs
• Registered Nurse with active license and able to work in the state of Texas
• CPR certification
• Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training within 30 days of employment prior to assisting in a restraining procedure.
• Training will be offered during new hire orientation.
• May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in psychiatric treatment; previous experience in intake/admissions and managed care.
• Working knowledge of DSM-V diagnostic criteria, mental status exam, and addiction and recovery field.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with patients, families, health care team members and community providers.
• Assess and identify developmental and behavioral functioning of the patient. Document patient responses
• Effectively employ principles of communication, interviewing techniques, problem solving and crisis intervention when performing intake assessments.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees