RN Clinician 11p-7am

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Hospital Services Inc. is seeking an Intake Clinician-RN for evening and overnight coverage at Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center.

The role involves telephonic and on-site crisis triage, psychiatric assessments, and disposition planning for adults in crisis. The ideal candidate holds an RN license and has experience with mental health crisis counseling, biopsychosocial evaluations, and resource coordination.

Qualifications

• Required licensure as a Registered Nurse and current RN license.
• Preferred master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or related mental health field; relevant crisis counseling experience.
• Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and treatment terminology; ability to perform biopsychosocial assessments and reference community resources and third-party payers.
• Basic typing and computer literacy are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephonic or face-to-face mental health crisis triage, assessment, intervention and disposition.
• Coordinate timely face-to-face clinical assessments within 24 hours for urgent/emergent calls.
• Refer calls not appropriate for UHS care to appropriate providers or community resources.
• Work evenings, weekends and holidays as shift dictates.

Skills

Crisis triage

Mental health assessment

Disposition planning

Telephonic counseling

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RN licensure

Master's in psychology/counseling/social work (preferred)

Tools

Electronic health records

Typing

Basic computer literacy

Job description

Responsibilities

Intake Clinician-RN 11p-7a Sat-Tues

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom.

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Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center (VBPC) is a 100-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital located near the beautiful resort area of Virginia Beach, Virginia; a short 10-minute drive to the ocean front. VBPC offers acute psychiatric and substance abuse services for adults 18 years and older. The hospital is accessible 24 hours a day for admissions, and includes mental health assessments and an excellent referral network. Treatment programs and specialty services at VBPC include substance abuse, dual diagnosis and partial hospitalization.

VBPC currently has a Intake Clinician-RN position available. The candidate must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays. The candidate selected will be responsible for the following: Provides telephonic or face-to-face mental health crisis triage, assessment, intervention and disposition at Assessment and Referral Centers or "on-site" at general hospital emergency room, therapist's or physician's office. Answers the telephone crisis line and obtains all pertinent demographic, clinical, marketing and third party information to determine the appropriateness of face-to-face telephonic assessment and clinical disposition of the caller; seeks supervision when caller requests information/data unfamiliar to counselor. Provides clinically appropriate resolution to those calls evaluated as information only. Provides clinically appropriate telephonic disposition to those clients whose calls are evaluated as routine; referring to outpatient care as appropriate. Schedules face-to-face clinical assessments within twenty-four (24) hours if the call is evaluated as urgent or emergent. Refers calls not appropriate for care within the UHS systems matrix to other clinically appropriate providers and/or community resources.

Qualifications

The following are the job requirements for the Intake Clinician RN position: Required licensure as a Registered Nurse.

Preferred master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a degree and one or more years of direct or related mental health counseling experience; prefer mental health crisis counseling experience. Must possess knowledge of current psychiatric diagnoses and treatment terminology; completed biopsychosocial patient assessments, including conducting formal mental status evaluation and patient medical history; community resources; third party payers, including managed care companies to develop and clinically appropriate crisis intervention and disposition plan; basic typing and computer literacy.

Shift Details: Mandatory weekends and holiday required.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are 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.