Registered Nurse (RN) - Admissions

Job Description

Responsibilities

Dover Behavioral Health System is a -bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area.

Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

On average, over , patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System.

Dover Behavioral Health System is seeking candidates for an Registered Nurse (RN) - Admissions to deliver high quality assessment and admissions services to the public.

Responsibilities will include :

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and / or chemical dependency assessments, crisis intervention, and professional advice, potentially leading to admission to DBHS Program.
• Serve diverse customer groups including physicians, emergency departments, schools, social services, law enforcement, employers, and the public.
• Respond to inquiries via telephone, off-site, and face-to-face interactions, guiding individuals to appropriate mental health care resources.
• Document crisis calls and relevant information, coordinate admissions from other facilities, assist patients and families in adjusting to hospital admissions, conduct crisis safety plans, and provide clinical information to insurance companies for service approval.

Shift :

• Monday - Friday
• Day Shift

Qualifications

Job Requirements :

• Valid DE / Multi / Compact RN license
• Previous experience in behavioral health preferred but not required

Benefits :

• Tuition Assistance
• Loan Forgiveness
• Orientation (Could earn CEUs)
• Career development opportunities across UHS and its + locations
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off days
• Excellent Medical (AETNA, BCBS), Dental (Delta Dental), Vision / Hearing (VSP, Lasik Savings, hearing aids, Diabetic eyecare plus) and Prescription Drug Plans
• Voluntary Benefits : Nationwide Pet insurance, Identity Protection, MetLife® Legal Plan, Computer Purchasing Program, Discount Program, Auto & Home Insurance, Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, FSA

K) with company match and discounted stock plan, purchase shares of UHS common stock at a % discount through payroll deductions

• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• UHS benefits are available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least hours per week. Coverage is effective on day of employment.

Eligibility for employees who are scheduled to work less than hours per week varies by location.

About our parent company Universal Health Services (UHS) :

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues were $.

6 billion in 0. In 1, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 0, ranked # on the Fortune ;

and listed # in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has , employees and through its subsidiaries operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.