RN - Intake/Admissions Full-time Days

Psychiatric Intake RN - Full-Time Days

Since 1991, Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services (as part of Aiken Regional Medical Centers) has brought renewed hope for those suffering from emotional and behavioral disorders, and those with alcohol and substance use disorders. The 62-bed facility, located on the campus of Aiken Regional Medical Centers, is accredited by The Joint Commission. The facility offers comprehensive, individualized treatment services by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinicians, mental health technicians and recreation therapists who are committed to high quality care. Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917.

Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease. Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services (Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care.

Admissions Clinician is responsible for conducting mental health assessments, communicating with psychiatrists in determining level of care needed, facilitating admissions and referrals to and from other agencies and treatment centers, conducting pre-certifications and utilization reviews, and fostering positive relationships with all referral sources. The Clinician is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills to assure accurate coordination of care.

Job duties include addressing needs of telephonic callers seeking assistance, performing level of care mental health assessments, documenting in the electronic medical record, coordinating patient care with internal and external providers, maintaining department records/statistics, completing pre-certifications and utilization reviews as needed, participating in patient safety activities, receiving and documenting physician orders as it pertains to admissions and/or patients in intake, providing appropriate medical treatment within the scope of practice for an RN, documenting and coordinating external transfers via MOT for patients experiencing a medical emergency in intake, and other duties as assigned.

Benefit highlights include sign on bonuses for select positions, unlimited employee referral bonus program, competitive compensation & generous paid time off, excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, tuition/certification reimbursement after 6 months, culture of excellence – employee recognition program, challenging and rewarding work environment, clinical nursing ladder opportunities, SoFi student loan refinancing program, 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan, and career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!

Qualifications include a nurse degree from an accredited university, registered nurses (RNs) encouraged to apply, minimum one year experience in mental health setting performing assessments. All 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.