Part Time Admissions Nurse

Overview

Join our team at Sierra Tucson, where Newsweek has ranked us #1 in Arizona for Addiction Treatment!

Sierra Tucson is a progressive, equal-opportunity employer, placing the highest value on promoting the mental, physical, and spiritual wellness of our employees. With a commitment to nurture the growth of our employees through ongoing education and development, we are an organization that has established an outstanding reputation for quality programs and excellent customer service. Credit for this goes to every one of our employees, so we invite you to consider if you might also find satisfaction and take pride in working here.

Schedule: 30 hours/week, 3x10-hour shifts. 

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

As one of the nation’s leaders in treating individuals with co-occurring mood, addiction eating disorders and trauma, Acadia Healthcare places a strong emphasis on our admissions and intake functions to allow us to help every possible person in need. To this end, Acadia Healthcare is currently interested in hearing from dynamic, results driven candidates who may be a fit for the Admissions Nurse position. The Admissions Nurse will be primarily responsible for reviewing the pre-admission documents of potential patients to determine eligibility for admission to one of our Acadia specialty facilities.

Benefits of working at Sierra Tucson: Residential Treatment Center:

• Three medical plan levels, dental and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Insurance
• 401k with Company match
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous PTO, Sick Time, paid holidays and professional development reimbursement

*** Salary dependent on a candidate’s experience and qualifications ***

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Determine appropriateness for admission to an Acadia facility by reviewing pre-admission screenings, medical and clinical records and all other patient information.
• Review prospective admissions against approved admission criteria, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct nurse-to-nurse reviews with outside hospitals/facilities to determine potential patient eligibility for an Acadia facility.
• Perform additional telephonic screenings of prospective patients to determine eligibility for admission when more information is needed.
• Collaborate with facility medical and psychiatric personnel onsite to maintain up-to-date medical and clinical admissions criteria for screening incoming patients.
• Support multiple facilities’ admissions functions within a given region to promptly assist clients and their family’s seeking treatment.
• Initiate contact to gather required clinical and demographic data from patient and other sources.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

Perform other functions and task as assigned

STANDARD EXPECTATIONS:

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
• Communicate clearly and effectively to person(s) receiving services and their family members, guests, and other members of the health care team.
• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintains them over time.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Minimum of one year experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably in the area of specialty for the facilities within a specific region.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

This position is an Individual Contributor

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.