Mental Health Intake Nurse - RN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits (medical, Rx, 4

Wellbeing support including freeCounse

Time away from work including PTO and

401(k) with company match

Tuition and certification support

Fertility and family-building benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Mental Health Intake Nurse - RN to support crisis intervention and psychiatric assessment at Centennial Medical Center’s Parthenon Pavilion in Nashville. The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and hospital staff to determine the appropriate level of care and ensure patient safety.

The position requires RN licensure, BLS, and crisis intervention training with ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Must hold an RN license and be eligible to practice.
• BLS certification within 30 days of start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification within 90 days of start date.
• Experience or ability to conduct crisis interventions over the phone and in person.
• Ability to perform assessments to determine appropriate level of psychiatric care.
• Coordinate care with physicians and hospital staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides crisis intervention via phone and face-to-face assessment.
• Performs assessments to determine appropriate level of psychiatric care.
• Communicates with physicians, referral sources and other hospital staff to obtain care.
• Refers patients to community mental health services as indicated.
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development and age-appropriate care.
• Attends staff meetings and professional development as requested.
• Adheres to facility standards and ICARE values.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Assessment

Interdepartmental communication

Patient care across ages

Collaboration with physicians

Staff meetings participation

Adherence to ICARE values

Education

RN license

RN Diploma / AS / BSN

Job description

As a Mental Health Intake Nurse - RN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The CAPs Specialist provides crisis intervention and assessment to assist in determining the appropriate level of psychiatric care needed.

What you will do in this role:

• Provides crisis intervention via phone and face to face assessment.

• Conduct assessments to determine most appropriate level of psychiatric care

• Communicates with physicians, referral sources and other hospital staff in order to obtain care for patients.

• Refers people to community mental health services as indicated following assessment.

• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.

• Participates in staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars/professional development as requested by manager

• Adheres to the facilities Standards of Performance and ICARE values.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• (RN) Registered Nurse

• Registered Nurse Diploma, or Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree

Benefits

Centennial Medical Center Parthenon Pavilion, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.