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Full Time – Intake/Admissions - LPN Nurse
This position includes 12-hour shifts, 7p-7a, with rotating weekends.
Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine - a comprehensive inpatient behavioral health facility. Our center will provide acute behavioral health care and outpatient treatment to adults and geriatric adults who are in crisis from severe symptoms related to behavioral health and/or substance use disorder.
Are you a passionate Intake/Admissions LPN Nurse looking to join a team to improve behavioral health in your community? We would like for you to consider our Intake opportunity for our new hospital and carry out our vision of bringing communities, healthcare providers, and families together to improve behavioral health, one patient at a time. We provide psychiatric care to adults and geriatric patients who require inpatient hospitalization due to mental disorders like cognitive illnesses.
As Intake/Admissions LPN Nurse, you will be responsible for coordinating admissions to the hospital through relationships and communication with referral sources, providers and nursing staff.
Job Details
- 64-bed acute inpatient setting
- IOP/PHP oversight
- Adult and Geriatric client population
- Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment
- Acute intervention focus with short term stays
- Joint venture/Professional partnerships between NHC, Tennova and University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Position Highlights
- Complete paperwork for all admissions coming in, documenting all information so that an accurate decision can be made by the provider for appropriateness of hospital services.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge and use throughout the intake process of reported medical information, including data entry in EMR system.
- Communicate effectively with providers and nursing staff to ensure efficient and appropriate admissions.
- Reviews information on all referrals for medical necessity and level of care criteria as well as medical stability.
- Assists in presenting information to provider for admission decision.
- Reviews and enters medication for those patients being admitted.
- Begins admission process for those patients selected for admission including skin assessment and beginning the nursing assessment.
- May take admission orders from the provider.
- Collects, records, and manages patient’s home medications.
- Keeps family and referral source informed of decision making.
- Recommends other resources when indicated.
- Accompany patient to the unit and introduces them to the staff.
- Gives a through hand off to the receiving nurse.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of regulatory agencies, insurance companies, State/Federal requirements, and ensures host facilities standards are maintained.
- Completes required monthly reports and communicates effectively with management.
- Operates in an ethical manner in dealing with referral sources, patients, families, and external agencies.
- Maintains competencies as required by the department standards.
- Follow the policy and procedures of the department.
- Participate in the collection, collation, and evaluation for outcome standards.
- Give input into the system for monitoring and improving inquiry calls.
- Identify, report or correct variables affecting the quality of services provided to patients/families and referring/inquiring agencies.
- Participate in the Hospital’s quality improvement process and utilization review as required.
Qualifications
- LPN, License Practicing Nurse with Behavioral Health experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree, required Masters Preferred
- Good communication skills (verbal and written).
- Computer literate.
Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine: Mission and Vision
We are committed to improve the quality of life of our patients by delivering personalized behavioral health in a safe and supportive environment. Our vision is to bring communities, families, and healthcare providers together to improve behavioral health, one patient at a time.
The Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine provides a comprehensive continuum of care for adults and geriatric patients with psychiatric, emotional, and addictive disorders We are pleased to partner with National Health Corporation (NHC), Tennova Healthcare, and The University of Tennessee Medical Center.
EOE
