Job Overview:This position performs an initial screening for psychiatric patients in the ED via face to face or Telehealth interviews. The intake staff reviews the clinical data with the ED physician to determine the level of care needed. This may include inpatient admission, transfer, or discharge. Intake also facilitates transfers from Tri-Health Medical and external medical services. They do this by acting as a liaison between the referral source, admitting psychiatrist, and behavioral health inpatient units. Intake assists with community referrals and maintaining expedient flow of ED patients to behavioral health and non-behavioral health units. This includes analysis of clinical information presented with comparison to established national clinical criteria to determine appropriate levels of care. This staff works independently with a high level of autonomy and decision making surrounding high dollar services and revenue. Experience working in a multi-disciplinary setting is preferred. Excellent communication skills are mandatory. The candidate must be competent in evaluating psychiatric symptoms and making level of care recommendations based on the patient's presentation. The candidate must possess excellent time management skills and be able to prioritize job duties to accommodate multiple competing needs.Job Requirements:Associate's Degree or Diploma in NursingRegistered NurseRN (Nursing)Competent at assessing for psychiatric symptoms and making level of care recommendations based on presenting issuesExperience Clinical Psychiatric NursingSubstance Abuse experienceJob Responsibilities:Performs in person and virtual screenings for psychiatric patients in Tri-Health Emergency Departments. Requires excellent teamwork, communication, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.Facilitates in house psychiatric consultations.Documentation: documents as required referrals, consultations, insurance calls. Quality Assessment: assess for quality indicators, documents quality indicators, differentiates between morbidity and mortality outcomes. Reports as indicated to manager, medical dir.Collaborates with the emergency room nurses as well as the emergency room physician to determine level of care.Acts as a liaison between the external community and the hospital to facilitate appropriate transfers both to and from TriHealth. Applies the principals of UR: admission orders, levels of care, documents current status, communicates with attending physicians.Demonstrates proficient Knowledge with determining level of care needs based on clinical presentation and matching these needs with the appropriate level of care and/or community resources.Other Job-Related Information:The TriHealth Nursing Vision, Mission, and Philosophy speak to professional development, collaboration, and our nursing culture. To achieve excellence in nursing care, TriHealth encourages: pursuit of improved knowledge through continuing education classes, formal education leading to advanced degrees, and the attainment of specialty certification; nurse membership in local, regional, and national nursing organizations related to the appropriate nurse specialty; involvement in activities that better the health of our community; nursing research activities and use of evidence-based practice; all nurses to foster, support, and personally model collaborative relationships amongst nurses, physicians, and other caregivers for the betterment of patient care.Working Conditions:Climbing - RarelyConsistentlyConsistentlyHearing: Conversation - ConsistentlyHearing: Other Sounds - ConsistentlyInterpersonal Communication - ConsistentlyKneeling - OccasionallyLiftingTriHealth is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce.