Intake RN

Responsibilities

Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Skywood Recovery provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy, equine and art therapy, and yoga. Located in Augusta, MI, a convenient drive from Kalamazoo and Lansing, MI, the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

For more information, please visit: www.skywoodrecovery.com

Skywood is part of one the nation’s largest and most respected hospital management companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

For additional information on the Company, visit our web site: http://www.uhsinc.com.

Qualifications

Job description

Position Summary

The intake RN is responsible for completing the admission assessment for patient’s entering treatment for their substance use disorder. This RN will gather health information from patients and chart it in the appropriate applications, ensure necessary patient information is communicated to the medical team, and that orders received are entered correctly.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Complete head to toe admission assessment on new patients admitting for treatment.
• Administers breathalyzer, vital signs, and UDS upon intake and documents accurate results
• Prepares Medication Administration Record (MAR)
• Documents all intake information into the TIER program, including demographics and all appropriate assessments
• Provides patient education regarding medications
• Completes the initial gown search, to include a skin assessment, on each admitting patient
• Assists with luggage searches, when available, of incoming patients
• Passes medication to already admitted patients when admission schedule allows
• Assumes other nursing responsibilities as able, including responding to codes, administering first aid, breathing treatments, processing provider orders, dressing changes, follow up calls with outside agencies and any other nursing tasks delegated by leadership
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to consistently demonstrate through conduct and communications the stability required to effectively assist patients through the admission process
• Ability to build relationships with diverse individuals and groups
• Understands need for and always maintains appropriate confidentiality when interacting with patients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Must have general knowledge of various computer software applications and charting systems
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness while monitoring your own work to ensure quality
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization
  
  

Education and Experience

• Education: College, Associate Degree with a Bachelors preferred
• Licensure: Registered Nurse
• Experience: 1-2 years’ working experience in a medical facility, preferably in alcohol/drug treatment or behavioral health
  
  

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during work hours
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Position requires work on the computer requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity
• Due to the 24/7 operational demands, weekends and holidays will be worked on a rotation
  
  

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
  
  

Physical Setting

• Inpatient
• Rehabilitation center
  
  

Work Location: In person