INTAKE RN
About The Position
Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health serves the state of South Carolina with a broad range of psychiatric and substance abuse services. These services address the needs of individuals and families living with mental health and addiction disorders. Psychiatric programs and services for adolescents, adults and senior adults are offered in private inpatient and outpatient settings. We continually strive to be the community standard for excellence and are dedicated to improving every life we touch. Our goal is to serve at-risk individuals with quality care, compassion and respect. Position Summary: To deliver quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders; serve actively and constructively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team; and to ensure the safety and well-being of each patient. 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. Respond to crisis calls and referrals with sense of urgency, 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. Complete nursing admission assessment and coordinate patient's move from intake to the unit. Ability to administer and document prescribed medication and treatments. Follow hospital's policies and procedures regarding admissions.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree of Nursing
- 1-3 years of nursing experience preferred
- Currrent SC RN license or an RN license from compact state required
Responsibilities
- Receives all referral/inquiry calls and respond to request for information, assessment and possible admission
- Provides and documents thorough and accurate assessment of individuals seeking addmission
- Collaborates with clinical referral sources, families, doctors, agencies, and other callers to ensure assessments and/or admissions are coordinated as smoothly as possible
- Assist physicians and other disciplines as necessary relaying information about current concerns or other issues
Benefits
- Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
- Diverse programming to expand your experience
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Pet Insurance
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Program
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
