Intake Specialist (RN)

About the role

Brentwood Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, is seeking passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join their compassionate behavioral health services team. They specialize in crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates response to a request for services, including the initial response, the assessment, the referral process, the designation of the appropriate level of care, admission into services, and appropriate follow-up activity.
• Conducts initial evaluation, initiates the assessment, documents patient symptomology, functioning, and needs, and provides information to MD for LOC determination.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in assisting patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers promptly and courteously.
• Possess clear knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or relevant state licensure required.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.
• Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.
• Current unencumbered license to practice by the State Board of Nursing.
• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.