Clinical intake coordinator

• 5% of Time Spent
• Assures high levels of quality of care through compliance with regulatory standards, reference to current research related to patient care outcome and participation in the data collection and analysis process of ongoing quality monitoring.

Additional

Duties and Responsibilities

• 5% of Time
• Ensures that care is provided for all patients utilizing the attributes of Careful Nursing.
• Trustworthy collaboration
• Health education
• Perfect skill in fostering safety and comfort
• Participatory – authoritative management
• Carries out other duties related to patient care and unit operations as assigned.

Job specifications

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge:
• Current RN License in the State of Illinois required
• Two years of behavioral health experience preferred.
• Crisis Intervention training required within 90 Days of Hire
• BLS Certified
• Minimum of one year of clinical experience working on an inpatient behavioral health unit and/or related service line
• -Knowledge of major mental disorders across the age continuum and levels of care.
• -Understanding of the complexities of
• Understanding of developmental norms across the age continuum and ability to apply age-appropriate expectations when engaging patients/families to obtain relevant history and current level of functioning.
• Knowledge of substance abuse and dependency disorders across the age continuum and levels of care.

Skills

• Functional status screening skills to select the appropriate intensity of care or level of intervention required.
• Competence in the use of the electronic medical record to document and retrieve pertinent patient information and generate required reports.
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to engage patients and families in the screening process and to develop collegial relationships with professionals within and outside of the organization.
• Communication skills to clearly and concisely transmit the essential referral information to clinicians regarding intake requests.

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Abilities

• Ability to prioritize work assignments, organize and track intake flow, meet turnaround time for call return and submit required reports.

Benefits

• available for all qualified employees:
• Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs. Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!