Intake/Admissions LPN - Evenings (Tuesday - Saturday)

Intake/Admissions LPN - Evenings (Tuesday - Saturday)

Position: Intake/Admissions LPN

Work Shift: Tuesday through Saturday from 7:00 pm - 3:30 am

Job Type: Full Time

Coverage for two Behavioral Health Locations, Osage Beach and Maryland Heights.

What we will provide for you:

• Small hospital BIG opportunities
• Earned time off (ETO - 3 weeks accrued vacation time your first year)
• Sick leave and Family Sick leave
• Competitive benefits package, including 401K match
• The Health and Happiness of our employees is a top priority
• Casual environment, great staff to patient ratio

Are you a passionate Intake LPN looking to join a team to improve behavioral health in your community? We would like for you to consider our Intake Specialist opportunity for our state of the art hospital and carry out our vision of bringing communities, healthcare providers, and families together to improve behavioral health, one patient at a time. We provide psychiatric care to patients who require inpatient hospitalization due to mental health issues.

As an Intake/Admissions LPN, you will be responsible for coordinating admissions to our hospital through relationships and communication with referral sources, providers and nursing staff.

Position Highlights:

• Reviews information on all referrals for medical necessity and level of care criteria as well as medical stability.
• Assists in presenting information to provider for admission decision.
• Reviews and enters medications for those patients being admitted.
• Begins admission process for those patients selected for admission including skin assessment and beginning the nursing assessment.
• May take admission orders from the provider.
• Keeps family and referral source informed of decision making.
• Recommends other resources when indicated.
• Accompany patient to the unit and introduces them to the staff
• Gives a thorough hand off to the receiving nurse.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of regulatory agencies, insurance companies, State/Federal requirements, and ensures host facilities standards are maintained.
• Completes required monthly reports and communicates effectively with management.
• Operates in an ethical manner in dealing with referral sources, patients, families, and external agencies.
• Provides input into the system for monitoring and improving inquiry calls.
• Identifies, reports or corrects variables affecting the quality of services provided to patients/families and referring/inquiring agencies.
• Participates in the Hospital's quality improvement process and utilization review as required.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a bachelor's degree in a behavioral health related field.
• Utilization Review and insurance authorization preferred.
• Prefer one-year experience working in a similar position, or one year of clinical experience with the primary population served by the program.

Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach is an 18-bed inpatient, free standing Adult Psychiatric hospital that specializes in treating Anxiety, Major Depression, Mood disturbances, Psychosis, and other mental health illnesses. NHC sees itself as a partner with the surrounding community as we provide psychiatric care to adult patients who require inpatient hospitalization due to illnesses related to mental health. We are CARING IN A BETTER WAY DAY BY DAY!

Inpatient Acute Care at Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach is designed to meet needs of individuals in crisis. The mission of our facility is to provide quality services that consistently meet and exceed the expectations of patients, families, referral sources, payers, and partners. Inpatient services are offered for individuals 18 and older who meet inpatient criteria.

Work Location: Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach; 840 Passover Rd; Osage Beach, MO 65065

If you are passionate about improving behavior health, we would love the opportunity to meet you.

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