Acute Care Admissions RN – Mental Health

The Pavilion at Williamsburg Place; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pavilion at Williamsburg Place in Williamsburg, VA seeks an RN Intake to manage patient admissions, screenings, and coordination with medical and psychiatric staff. You will verify insurance, review charts, and assist with pre-authorizations, while educating patients on medications under physician supervision.

This onsite role requires strong assessment, communication, and teamwork skills to ensure timely admissions and appropriate levels of care in a mental health setting.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing school is required; BSN preferred.
• One or more years' experience in mental health admissions preferred.
• Experience in clinical interviewing, patient assessment, referrals and treatment planning.
• Experience with managed care pre-certification, level of care assessments and utilization.
• Outstanding interpersonal and interviewing and assessment skills; telephone etiquette and paging procedures.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates admissions and assessment processes for incoming patients; documents symptoms, functioning and needs.
• Collaborates with medical and psychiatric staff to ensure admissions and communicates projected admissions.
• Provides call center coverage: answers phones, processes admission requests, verifies insurance and assists with pre-certifications during high volume.
• Gathers admission documentation and secures initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.
• Reviews charts to determine medical necessity and coordinates with physicians for orders and DSM‑V diagnoses where appropriate.
• Communicates treatment recommendations to and coordinates with other treatment teams.
• May administer medications under psychiatrists' supervision and monitor lab results for compliance.
• Maintains accountability of medication administration and completes adverse reaction forms as necessary.
• Advocates for the lowest level of care and coordinates admission/transfer between levels of care.
• Ensures thorough documentation for every shift and responds to service requests.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Interviewing

Assessment skills

Telephone etiquette

Paging procedures

Education

BSN preferred

Graduation from accredited nursing program

Job description

The Pavilion at Williamsburg Place in Williamsburg, VA seeks an RN Intake to manage patient admissions, screenings, and coordination with medical and psychiatric staff. You will verify insurance, review charts, and assist with pre-authorizations, while educating patients on medications under physician supervision.

This onsite role requires strong assessment, communication, and teamwork skills to ensure timely admissions and appropriate levels of care in a mental health setting.