Intake Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Forest View Hospital; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and

Prescription Drug Plans

401(K) with company match

Discounted stock plan

PTO 6.46 hours biweekly accrued

Basic Life Insurance 1x salary

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Student Loan Reimbursement Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Loan Forgiveness Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Forest View Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Psychiatric Triage/Intake Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to support admissions and initial assessments for children, adolescents and adults. The role emphasizes compassionate patient contact, crisis assessment, and documentation of medical history during intake.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, handling crisis calls, coordinating referrals, and ensuring smooth transition to units while maintaining knowledge of hospital policies and

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse LPN, licensed in the State of Michigan required.
• Previous psychiatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates professional attitude with patients, families and staff during admissions.
• Provides support to ease anxiety during intake and admissions.
• Document patients' medical history and findings as part of assessment and admissions.
• Accompanies patient to unit and assists with transition to the unit.
• Maintain knowledge of nursing law and hospital policies.
• Handle incoming crisis calls, make referrals and complete assessments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

LPN

Psychiatric experience

Intake process

Education

LPN license Michigan

Job description

• Forest View Hospital, located just seven miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a private 108 bed psychiatric facility that serves children, adolescents and adults. We are licensed by the State of Michigan, fully accredited by The Joint Commission and we bring more than 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health problems. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a Psychiatric Triage/Intake Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Positions Available:
• 10-22 or 12-00 Intake RN, LPN, MSW 0.9
• 19-07 Intake RN, LPN, MSW 0.9
• 19-07 Intake RN, LPN, MSW 0.9
• 19-07 Intake RN, LPN, MSW 0.9
• 11-19 Day Intake Supervisor 1.0
• PRN Days RN, LPN, MSW x2
• PRN Nights RN, LPN, MSW x1
• Benefit Highlights:
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) of 6.46 hours biweekly accrued
• Basic Life Insurance of 1x your salary
• Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Student Loan Reimbursement Program (Up to $200 per month)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Loan Forgiveness Program
• Pet Insurance and much more

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a high level of mental and emotional tolerance sensitivity, diplomacy, sound judgment, and a professional attitude when relating with patients, families and co-workers throughout the admissions process.
• Provides support and concern for the patient to ease anxiety during the intake and admissions process.
• Responsible for documentation of patients’ medical history, and findings as part of the assessment and admissions process, continually assesses and reassesses the patient’s medical and psychiatric status and changing needs.
• Accompanies the patient to the unit and assists with the transition to the unit.
• Performs duties with frequent interruptions, in close quarters and under time constraints in a professional manner.
• Maintains a current knowledge of the legal aspects of nursing and of the policies, procedures and regulations of the hospital.
• Handle incoming crisis calls, make referrals and complete assessments
• Performs other duties as assigned.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.co

About Universal Health Services – 2020

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 U.S.’ 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 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Job Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse LPN, licensed in the State of Michigan required.
• Previous psychiatric experience preferred.

EEO Statement

Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an 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.

Notice

At Forest View Hospital, our Human Resources department is here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning Forest View Hospital, UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.