Assessment Specialist (RN)

TGH Behavioral Health Hospital; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness programs

Professional development

Paid time off

Job summary

Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking an Assessment Specialist RN to join our psychiatric care team in Tampa, Florida. You will lead initial assessments, coordinate care level, and support admission and follow-up processes while delivering compassionate patient care.

Requirements include an Associate's Degree in Nursing, FL RN license, CPR and CPI within 30 days, and prior psychiatric clinical experience. Schedule: full-time mid shift 11:00 am–11:30 pm, on-site at our facility.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing Required
• Current Florida RN license
• CPR certification and CPI within 30 days of employment

Responsibilities

• Facilitates response to service requests, assessment, admission, and follow-up.
• Conducts initial evaluation and documents symptoms, needs, and LOC considerations.
• Delivers excellent customer service to patients, physicians, visitors, and staff.
• Maintains preadmission/admission paperwork and coordinates insurance pre-certifications.
• Monitors patient condition and notifies physician as needed.
• Administers medications per hospital policy.
• Exhibits empathy, dignity, and respect in all interactions.
• Performs comprehensive nursing assessments on all patients.

Skills

Customer service

Empathy

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Facility Name: TGH Behavioral Health HospitalSchedule: Full Time, Mid Shift, 11:00 am- 11:30 pm

Your experience matters Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital is operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Tampa General Hospital. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Assessment Specialist RN joining our team, you're embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

An Assessment Specialist (RN) who excels in this role:

• Facilitates response to a request for services, including the initial response, the assessment, the referral process, the designation of the appropriate level of care, admission into services, and appropriate follow-up activity.
• Conducts initial evaluation, initiates the assessment, documents patient symptomology, functioning, and needs, and provides information to MD for LOC determination.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in assisting patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers promptly and courteously.
• Possess clear knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA.
• Maintains all preadmission and admission paperwork with accuracy and completes all pre-certification with insurance companies.
• Will monitor patient for change of condition and respond accordingly up to and including notification of the physician.
• RN will follow hospital policy for medication administration.
• RN will consistently use empathy, dignity, and respect when interacting with patients.
• Assists/performs comprehensive nursing assessments on all patients.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage - tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

What we're looking for

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing Required

License

Current clinical RN license valid in state of FL

Experience

Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred. Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities

CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact. Must be at least 21 years of age. Maybe required to work flexible hours and overtime.

EEOC Statement

EEOC Statement"Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."