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Intake Registered Nurse - Per Diem (Sacramento)
Northern California Behavioral Health System
Sacramento, california
REPORTS TO (TITLE): Director of Intake (Assessment & Referral)
POSITION NEEDED: Per Diem
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
To assess the needs of prospective patients and phone callers and ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address those needs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responds to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
- Through a systematic process of interaction with patients, the patient's significant others, and the appropriate health care providers, collects and analyzes data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural and anticipated discharge needs; determines patient's alcohol or drug toxicity; identifies signs of withdrawal; conducts screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment. ...