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Job description
Overview
Department: Behavioral Health Unit
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: 8 hour shifts
Location: St Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
Make a meaningful impact every day. As a Behavioral Health Intake Case Manager, RN. , In this role, you'll provide compassionate care to patients with acute mental health needs in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting . Working alongside an interdisciplinary care team, you'll play a key role in promoting patient safety, stabilization, and recovery.
Full benefits at Prime Healthcare:
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):
Initiate triage of a patient who presents in psychiatric crisis to the Emergency Department or from outside facilities.
Responsible for the quality of triage and appropriate resource management for all patients who present for psychiatric assessment, triage, disposition and/or crisis management.
Responsible for ensuring appropriateness of admission and/or disposition of any patient presenting with a potential psychiatric illness.
Provides assessment of psychiatric patients who present to the Emergency Department, BH unit or the acute care units of the hospital.
Ensuring all regulatory standards related to psychiatric admission are met, coordinating with the attending psychiatrist and coordinating with community resources for appropriate disposition when the facility is unable to meet the patient’s care needs
Responsible for the utilization review process as it relates to triage and admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.
Is a patient advocate and demonstrates leadership to integrate health care providers in achieving seamless delivery of care across the continuum.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
Current and valid State RN License or LBSW 2. At least 2 years of Psychiatric Nursing experience. 3. BLS upon hire and maintained current. 4. Greater than 2 years management experience, preferred. 5. Experience in psychiatric emergency and triage preferred. 6. Knowledge of Milliman Criteria and InterQual Criteria preferred. 7. Knowledge of psychiatric medical necessity, case management regulations in discharge planning.
Employment Status
Full Time
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights:
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FacilitySt. Joseph Medical Center
LocationUS-MO-Kansas City
ID
CategoryBusiness Professional
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftDays
Job TypeNon-Exempt
Worksite address
kansas city, MO, 64101, US
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