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Admissions Registered Nurse

Universal Health Services, Orlando, FL, United States


Responsibilities
Central Florida Behavioral Hospital is a 174-bed private psychiatric center located in Orlando, FL. The hospital provides 24‑hour emergency services. Central Florida Behavioral Hospital offers a full continuum of care including inpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults; partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and ECT services for adults. Our treatment philosophy is based on a team approach that treats patients with dignity and respect while delivering high‑quality care.

Website: www.centralfloridabehavioral.com

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Position Summary
Responsible for performing all aspects of Central Florida Behavioral Hospital's intake and admission process, including efficient handling of inquiry calls, knowledge of and communication with referral sources, providing hospital and program information to individuals, agencies, facilities, and professionals, making outside referrals when appropriate, assessing and triaging an individual's mental health status, making patient safety and level of care recommendations to the CFBH physician, identifying insurance benefits, pre‑certification of patient care, completing all admission requirements, communicating patient safety concerns and pertinent patient information to unit nursing staff, and documenting all necessary information in Med Series 4.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

Requests clinical information on potential patients

Initiates verification of insurance coverage to determine viability of coverage for individuals seeking admission

Coordinates admissions with all necessary unit staff and physicians

Follows EMTALA regulations and identifies high‑risk individuals presenting for emergency care

Benefit Highlights

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Qualifications

Ability to pass a Level 2 Background Investigation. Please visit the following link for more information: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing

Minimum one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse required. Six (6) months experience in psychiatric nursing preferred.

Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.

Current CPR Certification required (Can be obtained upon hire)

Knowledge of current nursing procedures

Must be available to attend the full hospital and departmental orientations: Week 1: M-F 8 AM - 5 PM / Week 2: M & Tu 9 AM - 5 PM

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.

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