Functions include, but not limited to:

• Facilitate admissions and assessment processes for incoming patients.
• Provide accurate and ongoing individualized assessments of patient's status throughout admissions process.
• Respond in a timely manner to inquiries about the facility within facility policy.
• Collaborate daily with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions, while coordinating admission and transfer between levels of care within the facility.
• Provide accurate education to patients and their families throughout patient stay, including healthcare and social resource systems to empower patient/their families to access resources independently.

Educational/Licensure/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Current RN license from the State of Ohio.
• Three (3) plus years of mental/behavioral health experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity.
• Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification training required.