PRN RN ADMISSIONS / INTAKE RN Clinicians

Job description

Responsibilities

Canyon Creek Behavioral Health (a UHS facility):

Canyon Creek Behavioral Health is a 102-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Central Texas town of Temple, Texas.

Canyon Creek features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care and intensive outpatient programs.

We are enthusiastic about providing compassionate health care from our team here at Canyon Creek Behavioral Health.

An environment that puts patient care first.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this job is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times.

Supportive and responsive leadership.

You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry.

Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.

There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

For more information, please visit us at

BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS:

WHAT DO OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES VALUE AT Canyon Creek AND UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this job is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times.

Supportive and responsive leadership.

You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry.

Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.

There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020.

In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of .’ Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 .

states, Washington, ., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for the timely processing of inquiry and referral calls.

Responsible for coordination of all admissions processes and serves as liaison to referral sources, families, payors, physicians, unit and hospital personnel involved with each admission.

Verify insurance, triage patients, complete assessments, ability to staff clinical effectively, enter calls and admissions in computer and complete all admission paperwork with patient.

Effectively communicate with unit staff and assist patient to unit.

Pre-cert with payor source.

Follow hospital’s policies and procedures regarding admissions.

RN - Admissions Requirements:

Required: Graduate of accredited School of Nursing; Bachelor Degree;Preferred: Master's Degree

Required: Minimum of one (1) years in the area of substance abuse/psychiatric treatment programs,

Preferred Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in psychiatric treatment; previous experience in intake/admissions and managed care.

Working knowledge of DSM-V diagnostic criteria, mental status exam, and addiction and recovery field.

Required: Registered Nurse with active license and able to work in the state of Texas

Additional Requirements: CPR certification, Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training within 30 days of employment prior to assisting in a restraining procedure.

Training will be offered during new hire orientation.

May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.

EEO Statement

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Required Skill Profession

Healthcare Diagnosing Or Treating Practitioners