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The Assessment and Referral Registered Nurse is responsible for being able to perform all aspects of the hospitals intake and admissions process including efficient and effective handling of inquiry calls, knowledge of and communication with referral sources; providing hospital and program information to individuals, agencies, facilities, and professionals; making outside referrals, when appropriate; assessing triaging an individual’s mental health status time; making patient safety and level of care recommendations to the hospitals physician; identifying insurance benefits, pre-certification of patient care; completing all admission requirements; communicating patient safety concerns and pertinent patient information to unit nursing staff and documenting all necessary information in Med Series 4. Incumbent will be expected to complete Nurse to Nurse within 30 minutes from receipt when appropriate. Triage assessments are expected to be completed within 15 minutes and nursing assessments are expected to be completed within 2 hours.
