Assessment and Referral RN (Contract)

PRN Crisis Line Representative (RN)

River Park Hospital, a 165-bed facility and a leader in behavioral health care, located in Huntington, WV has an opening for a PRN Crisis Line Representative (RN). River Park provides acute inpatient services to children, adolescents, adults and seniors and features a 22-bed residential treatment program for children and adolescents and a 25-bed adult forensic unit. River Park was recently recognized as a Top Performer by Joint Commission and maintains the highest standards for quality care.

Benefits for a Crisis Line Representative (RN) include: challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation & generous paid time off (21 PTO days per year), excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan, SoFi student loan refinancing program, psychiatric nurse residency transition-to-practice program (could earn 20 CEUs), career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries, tuition assistance, flexible scheduling, and a $12,000 sign-on retention bonus.

Crisis Line Representative (RN) is responsible for: answering referral/crisis calls, providing assessments, completing admission process including precertification. Essential core functions include answering/processing referral calls, completing triage/admission assessments, admission of patients, including precertification, providing information about community services for patients who do not meet admission criteria, and providing back-up for receptionist, nursing, and other staff as needed.

Job specifications include education, certification/licensure, and/or experience: valid WV RN license, minimum of 2 years' experience. Psychiatric preferred. Knowledge, skills, and abilities required include good oral communication skills, clinical/assessment skills, ability to effectively handle referral calls, knowledge of community resources, ability to define problems, collect information, draw valid conclusions, computer skills, customer service skills, and ability to work with staff and physicians.

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