ADMISSIONS RN Job Radcliff area,Kentucky USA,Nursing

Responsibilities

Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System is a 140-bed hospital offering inpatient services for adolescents, adults, military, veterans and first responders.

Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System is a 140-bed hospital offering inpatient services for adolescents, adults, military, veterans and first responders.
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System has a spacious cafeteria, gymnasium, art/activity room, group rooms, classrooms and other areas to create a pleasant atmosphere for patients and their families.
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System’s quality services are provided by psychiatrists, licensed therapists, certified alcohol and drug counselors, activity therapists and teachers. Also, care is given by registered nurses 24 hours a day. Since 1986, Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System has been a proven psychiatric care provider in mental health and substance use. Website:

The Admissions Nurse is a key member of the Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System admissions team. The Admissions Nurse responsible for providing professional nursing care, using the nursing process, to patients within the treatment milieu (child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric), according to the Standards of Nursing Practice and Care.

Job Duties /Responsibilities

Initiates and completes admission assessment, treatment plan, and nursing admit note.
Assess, monitors, and records patient’s condition including physical, behavioral, psychosocial and pain components.
Reports significant deviations from normal to charge nurse, supervisor or physician.
Assess, implements, and documents suicide, homicide, elopement, and special precautions according to policy and procedure.

This Opportunity Provides The Following

Challenging and rewarding work environment
growth and development opportunities
competitive compensation
medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
401k with company match and discounted stock plan
generous paid time off
Retention and Sign on Bonus
Employee free meals during shifts
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:

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.

Requirements Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and demonstrates competence in the human stages of growth and development.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an approved school of nursing
Current RN licensure or work permit in the state of Kentucky
No experience is required; however, psychiatric nursing is preferred
Must have knowledge of family dynamics, adaptive/mal adaptive coping skills that families use, parenting skills, and ability to work with family systems in effort to resolve conflicts
Must have basis understanding of chemically dependent families and sources available in communities to provide support to the patient and family.

Licensure/Certification

CPR Certification

RN Licensure

Knowledge

Prefer knowledge of crisis intervention and risk assessment, psychiatric diagnoses, basic chemical dependency, age specific growth and development and crisis and behavior management.

Physical Demands

The physical demands…