Intake & Assessment Clinician Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Hot Springs, AR

20h • Onsite

About The Position

National Park Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Behavioral Health team as an Intake & Assessment Clinician. This full-time position is crucial in providing initial assessments and care to patients presenting with substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric/emotional disorders. You will play a key role in triaging patients, conducting comprehensive assessments, coordinating care with the clinical team and external providers, and ensuring patients and their families understand their treatment plans. Your work will directly contribute to making our community healthier by providing vital behavioral health services.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or relevant state licensure required
• Current unencumbered license to practice by the State Board of Nursing
• Basic Life Support certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days

Nice To Haves

• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.
• Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities

Responsibilities

• Receives inquiry calls and assists the caller with scheduling a face-to-face, phone, or tele-assessment.
• Triages individuals based on safety risk.
• Assesses or ensures assessment by a qualified mental health professional of patients who present for assessment.
• Screens for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders; coordinates with the clinical team/on-call physician to ensure these needs are met at the facility or other appropriate community providers.
• Interprets treatment to patient and family to help reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care and continuation of treatment.
• Completes the administrative processes of admission and precertification of care with external payers, as necessary.
• Administer nursing care to ill or injured persons by assisting in caring for patients by giving direct care.
• Coordinate and deliver quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients hospitalized for treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of each patient.
• Ensure all medical orders are followed, initiates and follows treatment planning, and acts as a patient advocate at all times.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED