ADMISSIONS NURSE (RN): 9am - 9pm // 1 Weekend Per Month
Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact, conquering addiction one patient and family at a time? Do you want a rewarding career in a close-knit and fun-loving environment? If so, O'Neill Valley Hope, a staple of the community for nearly 50 years, welcomes you.
Join our team and see for yourself why we are a recent recipient of the Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award.
Per CMS Interim Rule, all Valley Hope employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive an approved medical/religious exemption.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Required:
- Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN).
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
- Three (3) plus year of nursing experience, with a preference for experience in the substance abuse treatment industry.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and/or Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
COMPENSTATION:
- Starting Base pay: $31.00- $35.00 (based on experience and education)
Shift Differentials:
- Night: $4.25
- Weekend Night: $4.75
- Weekend Day: $1.00
BENEFITS:
- Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance
- Tuition Assistance – Up to $10K annually; $45K maximum benefit
- Student Loan Repayment
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
- 8 Paid Holidays (Including 1 Personal Holiday)
- PTO – Up to 27 Days per year based on years of service
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Health Saving and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- And much more!
JOB SUMMARY:
- Functions as a key member of the multi-disciplinary admissions team; works collectively to support the needs of prospective patients and to secure VHA as their service provider.
- Conducts medical assessments for incoming patients during the admissions intake process.
- Assesses and validates prospective/incoming patients for appropriate level of care (residential, partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient, and outpatient) based on physical health/medical state and mental health/emotional state.
- Conducts the clinical assessments for incoming patients (as needed): completes biopsychosocial during the admissions intake process; utilizes ASAM criteria in performing screening of mental health/emotional state.
- Contacts physician for admitting patient following admissions intake process; adds admissions notes in electronic medical records.
- Reviews hospital records for appropriateness for admitting patients; consults with Clinical Program Director and Nursing Director on medical concerns and/or additional information listed for appropriateness.
- Performs medication reconciliation for admitting residential patients.
- Contacts physician/provider for doctors’ orders for admitting patients.
- Updates electronic records in identified data tracking/electronic medical records systems for prospective and incoming patients; inputs data in an accurate and timely manner following calls and admissions processing.
- Serves as back-up to the Admissions Coordinator as a point of contact for prospective/incoming patients, in conducting initial pre-admissions calls, in performing preliminary financial assessments, in scheduling admissions appointments, and in assisting incoming patients in completing administrative admissions process.
- Performs various administrative duties in support of the admissions process and admissions team responsibilities (e.g., chart audits; maintenance activities within data tracking systems such as dispositioning of patient call records, records clean up; etc.).
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Located within a residential treatment facility.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Physical setting:
- Inpatient
- JCAHO accredited facility
Standard shift:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
Weekly schedule:
- 3x12
- Weekend availability
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to commute or relocate to O'Neill, NE for this position?
- Are you able to work the advertised schedule?
Experience:
- Nursing: 3 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- RN License (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
