Position Name: Travel RN Behavioral Health (Admissions)
Location: Brattleboro, VT 05301
Specialty: Psychiatric, Intake, Admissions
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length:13 weeks
Pay Rate: Range $2400-Local & $2600-Travel weekly (Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
Unit: Behavioral health unit, Adolescent and Children unit
Shift: 10 Hours; Days, Typically, 7.00 am - 5.30 pm
Schedule: 40 hours / week guaranteed, 4 shifts per week, every other weekend and some on-call
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Position Requirements:

• Registered Nurse: 3 years - Required

• Recent/Current Psychiatric or Behavioral health nursing: 3 years – Required

• Experience with Admissions/Intake/Bed placement: 2 years - Required

• Experience with Adolescent and Child patient population - Required

• Covid Vaccinated – Required

• Covid Vaccination Booster (must be willing to get if not already vaccinated) – Required

Education, License and Certification Requirements:

• ASN or an equivalent – Required

• BSN or an equivalent – Highly preferred

• RN License for State of VT or Compact - Required (Facility will pend VT license, can apply upon offer)

• CPI Certification or similar – Preferred

• BLS Certification from AHA - Required

Job Description:

• Provides initial clinical review of referral for services n the Admissions department.

• In collaboration with the physician, provides guidance and clinical information to inform the most appropriate placement of acute patient referrals.

• Reports to the Clinical Bed Placement Nurse Manager.

• Reviews faxed documentation and calls from referral agencies and, in collaboration with the physician, determines appropriateness for the facility.

• Participates in daily safety huddle as well as census, acuity and staffing plans throughout the day with nurse managers, physician leadership and staffing coordinator.

• Conducts nurse to nurse calls with referring agencies, and clinical hand off calls to the inpatient units

• Communicates clearly and effectively with all referral agencies, outside nurse partners and internal clinical stakeholder.

• Responsible for ensuring that the medication history, compliance and reconciliation process is complete in partnership with the on-call physician.

• Provides comprehensive hand offs both verbal and written to appropriate Clinical Managers and House Supervisor.

• Responsible for coordination of patient throughput in the Admissions department.

• Appropriately delegates tasks to the LNA, MHW’s and LAB staff in the Admissions department to provide for quality patient care and throughput.

• Follows all organizational policies and procedures outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual of the facility.

Thanks & Regards

Iris Smith
iris.smith@centstone.com
(332)-456-5875
www.centstone.com

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $2,600.00 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Brattleboro, VT 05301: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person