Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health Intake PRN

About the role

At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Every nurse’s voice is vital in shaping our culture and improving care.

Where You Will Work

Join our team at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, set on a 30-acre wooded campus offering a healing environment for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing mental health or substance concerns. The facility provides comprehensive behavioral health care and a patient-focused, healing treatment experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate internal Aurora transfers telephonically
• Facilitate non-Aurora transfers telephonically, including assessing documentation, MD triage, taking and entering orders
• Perform tele-intake assessments for patients in the ER with a Behavioral Health Consult via telephone or video
• Triage with the on-call MD, take and enter orders
• Take triage calls telephonically to determine if medical clearance is needed prior to a patient arriving for assessment
• Perform assessments for outpatient programs and triage with the MD for recommended level of care and scheduling

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting throughout the workday
• Safely lift up to 35 pounds and perform patient handling tasks, including pushing/pulling up to 30 pounds and assisting with 150-pound sliding transfers
• Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures
• Ability to operate equipment foot controls
• Respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary
• Exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste may occur; appropriate protective equipment must be used
• Physical Abilities Testing and additional department-specific requirements may apply