Mental Health Intake Nurse - RN
Pay
Hourly wage estimate: $32.14 – $48.20 per hour. The estimate represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Actual salary may vary based on specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees. The typical candidate is hired below the midpoint of the range.
Schedule
Shift options: 2 p.m. – 2 a.m. or 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Provide a patient onboarding experience for patients admitting to the in‑patient units and support to in‑patient units upon discharge. Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting all aspects of patient care. Work closely with health‑care providers to facilitate and coordinate efficient, effective, quality health care. Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assess patient data, and provide age‑specific care. Implement and comply with all policies, procedures and standards of the unit, department and institution.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate care with physicians and collaborate with other units, program staff, and departments to provide optimal patient care.
- Provide patient education while administering medication; practice safe medication administration using eMAR scanning of patients and medications.
- Follow facility guidelines for medication reconciliation on admission, transfer, and discharge.
- Assign and conduct individual and group interventions for behavioral and safety management; maintain appropriate boundaries and use least‑restrictive interventions.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment, patient safety and programs.
- Assess patient response to treatment and safety interventions; accurately document interventions and responses.
- Assist patients and families in understanding diagnosis, prescribed treatment, and safe symptom management through health teaching.
- Document interventions within the Recovery Plan and utilize teaching skills for psycho‑educational, medical, and safety needs.
- Renew license and complete all mandatory education, health screening, CPR, and CPI requirements; provide written verification.
- Transcribe orders accurately and scan orders to pharmacy promptly.
- Provide new patients with an in‑depth onboarding experience and support unit staff with patient discharges.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- RN diploma.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
- Non‑violent Crisis Intervention certification (must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date).
Benefits
Tucker Pavilion of Chippenham Hospital offers a total rewards package that includes:
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
- Well‑being support such as free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability, and other leave of absence programs.
- Retirement resources: 401(k) with 100 % match on 3 %–9 % of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
- Education support: tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Additional benefits: fertility and family‑building assistance, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
About the Facility
Chippenham Hospital, a 460‑plus‑bed acute‑care facility on the Southside of Richmond, has provided quality health‑care since 1972. It is a regional leader in orthopedics, joint care, behavioral health, and cardiovascular care. The hospital is a Level I Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center and has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and Top Performer status on key quality measures for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal care, hip and knee replacement, and surgical care.