Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Intake Clinician 

FT - Days  

JOB SUMMARY:  

The Behavioral Health Intake Clinician is responsible for working with internal and external customers to identify patients appropriate for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit. The individual is responsible for conducting a crisis assessment as identified in the essential job specific functions.  

Job Specific:  

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced hospital environment.  

• Ability to have flexible hours in order to meet business needs.  

• Demonstrates effective understanding of legal issues associated with assessment/admission for Voluntary vs. Involuntary status, i.e. 72 Hour Hold, EMTALLA and Mental Inquest Warrant processes as defined in state of practice.  

• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with internal and external customers as well as maintains patient/family confidentiality and provides sensitive, respectful, and compassionate customer service at all times.  

• Ability to work with children, adolescents, adults (18 and over) or geriatric patients experiencing mental illness and acute psychiatric crisis.  

• Must demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.  

• Capable of conducting crisis assessments that includes a mental status exam, suicide and violence assessment, substance abuse assessment, and preliminary diagnosis.  

• Knowledge of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder V (DSM V) or most current version.  

• Understanding of mental illness and stages of development.  

• Ability to present clinical findings to attending psychiatrist and charge nurse.  

• Ability to coordinate the transfer of patients from other facilities 

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.  

• Must have good and regular attendance.  

• Approximate percent of time required to travel - 5% 

• Other duties as assigned.  

Company Specific:  

• Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean and wears appropriate identification while on duty 

• Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements. Maintains professional growth and development. 

• Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected. 

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patient population served. 

• Reports to work on time as scheduled; adheres to policies regarding notification of absence. 

• Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings. 

• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner. 

• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices. 

• Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department. 

• Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if applicable. 

• Consistently demonstrates customer service skills to patients, physicians, visitors, employees, and any other individuals with whom they may come in contact. 

• Consistently follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures. 

• HIPAA: Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with HIPAA privacy laws, follow hospital policy in provision of patient confidentiality. Able to identify patient confidentiality issues and reports to proper hospital personnel immediately. 

• Compliance: Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with standards set forth in Kindred's Code of Conduct, Kindred policy and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable standards. 

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