Intake RN

Intake Nurse / CounselorKingwood Pines Hospital is a 116 bed facility located in the beautiful residential Kingwood community. We are located about 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services. We serve children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health. The hospital also has services in intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services.POSITION SUMMARYThe Intake Nurse / Counselor provides medical screening and triage to all psychiatric and chemical dependency patients presented for assessment and evaluation; coordinates the admission process for inpatient, partial or outpatient programs. Facilitates referrals for outpatient services and other community resources.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESPerform initial nursing screening and appropriate clinical assessment on all persons who present for an evaluation.Recognizes signs and symptoms of chemical dependency disorders and applies/utilizes appropriate treatment interventions.Recognizes signs and symptoms of mental health disorders and applies/utilizes appropriate treatment interventions.Assess, direct and intervene in crisis situations.Administer medications as ordered by the physician should the need occur.Perform the nurse-to-nurse screen for all patients transferred in or out of the Admissions Department.Perform and document all pre-certifications on all admissions.Facilitate referrals to outpatient treatment services.Assume personal responsibility for excellent customer service.Respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking behavioral health services.Document calls and related information on Intake form and enters data into computer system.Stay abreast of organization's programs and services.Assist Director with performance monitors.QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION: Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's preferred.LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Current RN TX license.Current Texas Drivers licenseEXPERIENCE: Minimum of two (2) years experience in psychiatric nursing is preferred.SHIFT/HOURS:9am - 9pm - Rotating ShiftsEEO StatementAll UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.Avoid and Report Recruitment ScamsAt UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.