What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - Night Shift position at Forest View Hospital?
The Psychiatric Triage/Intake RN - Night Shift works closely with other Admissions and Referral Center (ARC) staff, the physicians, and the patient and their families to establish trust and rapport when interviewing a patient’s medical history, current medications, current health updates, vitals, and the nursing processes to both adult and adolescents to ensure the patients experiences a seamless transition to the unit.
Key Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates a high level of mental and emotional tolerance sensitivity, diplomacy, sound judgment, and a professional attitude when relating with patients, families and co-workers throughout the admissions process.
- Provides support and concern for the patient to ease anxiety during the intake and admissions process.
- Responsible for documentation of patients’ medical history, and findings as part of the assessment and admissions process, continually assesses and reassesses the patient’s medical and psychiatric status and changing needs.
- Accompanies the patient to the unit and assists with the transition to the unit.
- Performs duties with frequent interruptions, in close quarters and under time constraints in a professional manner.
- Maintains a current knowledge of the legal aspects of nursing and of the policies, procedures and regulations of the hospital.
- Handle incoming crisis calls, make referrals and complete assessments
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Current license to practice nursing in the state of Michigan (or eligible to receive or renew).
- Previous Psychiatric Nursing or Assessment experience
- Current CPR or BLS certification
Benefits Highlights:
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) of 6.46 hour biweekly accrued
- Basic Life Insurance of 1x your salary
- Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
- Student Loan Reimbursement Program (Up to $200 per month)
- Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance and much more
What do our current nurses value at Forest View Hospital & UHS?
EEO Statement
Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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