Registered Nurse Behavioral Health Intake

Description

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, located on Florida's Emerald Coast, seeks a full-time Registered Nurse to join our Behavioral Health Team in the role of Intake Assessment Nurse! 

The Intake Assessment RN in conjunction with the Program Director will coordinate the pre-admission assessment process and provide clinical assessments for potential patients. 

The Psychiatric Treatment Center (PTC) is a 48-bed inpatient facility within HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital that is dedicated to providing quality mental health care. The PTC is located on the first floor and is composed of two separate 24-bed acute care psychiatric units caring for adults 18 years and older who require inpatient psychiatric treatment. The PTC provides treatment for a variety of psychiatric conditions coexisting with medical problems. A comprehensive diagnostic evaluation is available as well as a treatment program tailored to the individual needs of each patient. Following a comprehensive evaluation, a plan of care is formulated for each patient based on his/her individual needs including medical, psychiatric, family, and psychosocial components. The objective of this acute treatment is to stabilize patients, improve their functioning, and successfully transition them to their next level of care

 HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a 267-bed top-performing quality hospital with over 200 of the most highly respected and qualified physicians in the area. It is the only acute care hospital in the Tri-County area that offers open heart surgery, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center accredited by the Joint Commission and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. An affiliate of the UAB Cancer Community Network, Fort Walton offers a Cancer Care Center that is accredited by the Commission on Cancer. HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital also provides advanced care for critically ill patients, including cardiovascular and trauma injury care, and emergency services, including a main ER, Pediatric ER and Destin ER.  HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is in partnership with HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, located in Niceville. We are also the parent company of the Rehabilitation Institute located in Destin.

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
• Paid Personal Leave
• 401k (100% annual match – 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
• Identity Theft Protection discounts
• Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Qualifications - External

EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:

• RN Degree from an accredited school of Nursing required 
• BSN preferred

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current FL RN license required or appropriate compact licensure. If compact license held, active FL RN license is required within 90 days of hire
• BLS – AHA Healthcare Provider required upon hire
• CPI-Training provided upon hire

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED: 

• Psychiatric experience preferred
• Acute care experience preferred

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Reads and writes Basic English with the basic skills necessary to transcribe physician’s orders
• Knowledge of body substance isolation
• Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal, and external partners needs
• Basic computer skills

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