Nurse Mobile Assessor - Evening/Weekend hours

Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Las Vegas, NV

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, we are committed to delivering the best in psychiatric healthcare to our community through our mental health programs. This includes helping to educate patients, family members, and the community at large about mental health illnesses and addiction. With our mental health programs, we strive to provide a safe and accepting environment for all of our patients. Our private facility currently has 152 patient beds and is staffed by qualified, experienced personnel who are dedicated to providing the highest level of care to each patient.

Requirements

Licensed in the State of Nevada as a Registered Nurse required
Clean driving record and valid driver's license required
Valid Car Insurance required
Experience in crisis intervention and psychiatric triage

Nice To Haves

Previous Mobile Assessment experience preferred

Responsibilities

Conduct mental health assessments in the field.
Determine the correct level of care.
Coordinate safe hospital admissions and crisis care.
Consults with Intake department, CNO, and CEO about the acceptability of admissions.
Represents and distributes information about Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital services to community healthcare entities in a positive educational manner.
Current on referral sources and interacts effectively with patients, peers and other staff on appropriate patient treatment options.
Understands and communicates the disease pathology associated with behavioral conditions and their models of treatment.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with physicians, nursing staff and health professional affiliates in community areas assigned.
Demonstrates strong skills in assessing client's crisis and clinical indicators.
Maintains knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting.