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Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center is seeking dynamic and talented Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team!

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS , is a 182-bed treatment facility, conveniently located in beautiful Oakland Park, FL that specializes in the successful treatment of substance abuse and mental health issues for youth, adults and seniors. Our progressive team members in the fields of psychiatry, medicine, nursing, social services, education and activity therapy are all committed to provide compassionate, comprehensive care that uniquely fits the intensity and severity of each patient’s needs. This commitment extends to the family and community of our patients as a whole.

Registered Nurse, Admissions (ER experience a must) - Day or Night

Full-Time: Days, 7am – 7:30p or 7pm - 7:30am

Under the direction of the Admissions Director, the Assessment and Referral Nurse is responsible for completing assessment and admissions activities for inpatient units and works as a liaison with both the Nursing and Intake Departments. The Admissions Nurse ensures prompt responses to patient and referral needs, provides clinical assessments, assures appropriateness of risk assessments, crisis interventions and referrals to level of care. The Admissions Nurse promotes patient care consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

  Experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a psychiatric health-care facility or ER preferred.

  Licensure:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida, BLS.

  Additional Requirements:

• CPR certification and successful completion of restraining procedures training

• CPI within 30 days of employment.

• Understanding of The Joint Commission (TJC), OSHA and state and federal regulatory requirements.

• Must be able to prioritize workload and effectively multi-task in a fast paced environment.

• Excellent listening and communication skills.

• Focus on providing high quality patient care.

  EEO Statement

  All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

  We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

  Notice

  At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449 .