RN Admissions
Tufts Medicine Behavioral is a partnership between Tufts Medicine, a leading integrated academic health system in Massachusetts, and Acadia Healthcare, the largest standalone provider of behavioral health services in the U.S. Together, we are opening the Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 144-bed facility in Malden, Massachusetts, slated to open in February 2026. This hospital is designed to address the growing need for high-quality behavioral health services in the region.
About the role
As an Admissions Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a clinical professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments, and utilization review processes to ensure continuity of care and the most appropriate level of service for patients and their benefit/resource utilization.
Responsibilities
- Review medical documentation for all admissions, complete medication reconciliation, and obtain admission orders from physicians.
- Facilitate emergency transfers for patients presenting with emergency medical conditions outside of the facility’s capabilities.
- Review referrals from hospitals, facilities, and other community agencies for medical and behavioral acuity and respond within facility policy timeframes.
- Respond to inquiries about the facility and provide appropriate recommendations.
- Conduct assessments to determine the appropriate level of care within the facility.
- Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
- Facilitate admissions process for incoming patients including assessment, consent, and inventory of patient belongings.
- Perform insurance benefit verifications and secure initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.
- Monitor patient status throughout the admissions process in accordance with facility policy and/or physician orders.
- Utilize multiple web-based programs to track and review referrals.
- Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representatives promptly.
- Ensure all clinical information from referral sources or patients (including medical comorbidity information) is received, when possible, prior to patient admission.
- Schedule (when applicable) and complete pre-admission assessments, consult with the admitting physician, and communicate disposition recommendations to the patient or their family.
- Prepare and maintain appropriate medical record documentation to result in authorization at the level of care being requested of the payor.
- Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission prior to admission, when possible, and within payor timeframe guidelines.
- Admit the patient to the registration and accounting system.
- Complete all admission and consent forms with the patient.
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
- Acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when patient needs are not met.
- Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
- Coordinate care for patients who are not being admitted and ensure they receive appropriate follow-up care and referrals.
- Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
- Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals, as noted in special precautions or individualized supervision guidelines.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum of Associate’s degree in Nursing.
- Minimum one year of experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably within the area of specialty for the hiring facility.
Qualifications
- Clear and active nursing license in the state.
- 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.
Pay
$42.95 to $51.28 per hour, depending on experience.
Schedule
Full-time: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, then Friday, Wednesday, Saturday. 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM.