What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions LPN position at Northlake Behavioral Health System?
Position Summary: This is a position responsible for the admission and delivery of care to incoming patients.
Essential Functions:
- Delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients with emotional, developmental or psychiatric disorders
- Serve actively and constructively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team; and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of each patient
- Directs and manages the referral process for admissions into the facility.
- Works closely with the Director of Admissions, Director of Clinical Services, Medical Director and Director of Nursing to ensure acceptance of patients is in keeping with the admission & exclusionary criteria of the hospital & are appropriate for admission.
- Gathers required information from referral sources to decide about the appropriateness of the patient for admission; maintains a referral log that identifies all referrals, dates, person making the referral, and outcome.
- Provides written summary of each patient being admitted that includes identifying information, behaviors, reason for referral or need for treatment & background.
- Assumes responsibility for generating referral packet and completing all relevant/required paperwork.
- Conducts initial certification assessments.
- Conducts managed care pre-certifications and completes all required paperwork to ensure prompt processing of insurance claims.
- All other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited school or college of nursing preferred. BSN or BS preferred. Specialty certification also preferred.
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience in Admissions or intake department preferred; psychiatric preferred. ER experience or geriatric care may substitute.
Competency: Position and Age-Related
Licensure/Certification: Obtain CPR/CPI certification; State of Louisiana LPN license required
HIPAA: Has access to and adds information to the Medical Record. May only access medical record of assigned patients.
