Psychiatric Intake Nurse

Company: Pathways to Wellness
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Psychiatric Intake Nurse will provide immediate intake assessments on all patients being referred to our agency for services. Will work in an outpatient medication clinic setting as a member of an interdisciplinary team, in a community-based system of care for patients with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders. The psychiatric intake nurse will provide psychiatric assessment, initial coordination of care with PCP, completion of treatment plans, administration and dispensation of medications, injections, clinical case management services, medication therapy and individual, lab coordination. Nurse will work with acute hospitals and community resources to coordinate patients' clinical care and recovery services. Must be able to work in a very fast pace work environment with high volume of incoming referrals for specialty mental health services.

Psychiatric Intake Nurse assesses and proactively determines the psychiatric, primary care, and social rehabilitation needs of the client to facilitate the best combination of interventions that foster recovery. This position also acts as a primary conduit of information for transmission of all relevant clinical information to all providers of services and ensure a comprehensive treatment and wellness plan.

QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure/Certification:
- California license as a Registered Nurse.
- Master's degree in Psychiatric Nursing is preferred but not required.
- BRN Certification as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse is preferred but not required.
- Experience providing intakes and triaging care at the point of entry
- Solid understanding outpatient medication support service

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