Job Description

*Intake and Assessment Specialist (RN) - Behavioral Health*

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WellBridge Fort Worth, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis-stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters - providing quality patient care. Join our team in Fort Worth, Texas to build a career that touches lives.

Benefits:

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

• This individual is responsible for working with internal and external customers to identify patients appropriate for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.
• The individual is responsible for conducting a crisis assessment as identified in the essential job specific functions.
• Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation.
• Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary.
• Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager and Director of Intake and Admission as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing.

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse / RN.

• BCLS certification, ACLS preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a psychiatric setting.

• Experience in crisis counseling and crisis evaluations preferred

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