Night Intake RN - Behavioral Health Admissions

SBH-Davenport, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Eagle View Behavioral Health in Bettendorf, IA is seeking an Intake RN for night shifts to manage admissions, initial evaluations, and coordination with medical and psychiatric teams. You will verify insurance, document assessments, and facilitate appropriate level of care decisions alongside physicians.

The role emphasizes patient education, medication oversight under supervision, and effective communication with external review entities. Onsite work with a comprehensive benefits plan.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
• BSN preferred.
• One or more years' experience in mental health or substance use disorder admissions preferred.
• Experience in clinical interviewing, patient assessment, referral, treatment planning, communicating with external review organizations or comparable entities.
• Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization.
• Outstanding interpersonal and interviewing and assessment skills.
• Skill in telephone etiquette and paging procedures.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates admissions and assessment processes for incoming patients.
• Provides initial evaluation and initiate the integrated assessment, documenting patient symptoms, functioning and needs.
• Collaborates with other facility medical and psychiatric staff to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
• Coordinates admission and transfer between levels of care within the facility.
• Educates patients on side effects, and through discussions determines the effectiveness of education; questions compliance and adjusts medications under psychiatrists' supervision as needed.
• Responds to inquiries regarding admissions.
• May administer patients’ medications and follows all physician's orders in consultation with psychiatrist.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Interviewing skills

Assessment skills

Telephone etiquette

Education

RN degree

BSN preferred

Tools

CPR certification

De-escalation training

First aid certification

Job description

Eagle View Behavioral Health in Bettendorf, IA is seeking an Intake RN for night shifts to manage admissions, initial evaluations, and coordination with medical and psychiatric teams. You will verify insurance, document assessments, and facilitate appropriate level of care decisions alongside physicians.

The role emphasizes patient education, medication oversight under supervision, and effective communication with external review entities. Onsite work with a comprehensive benefits plan.