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Mental Health Intake Nurse - RN

Medical City McKinney

McKinney, Texas

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Posted Aug 3, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 4, 2026

What this might mean for you

Medical City McKinney is a trauma center — high acuity, high tempo, and skills that compound fast. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.

What the posting states

Shift
Days
Weekends, holidays, call
Weekends required

About this role

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As a Mental Health Intake Nurse - RN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn. Provide a patient onboarding experience for patients admitting to the in-patient units. Provide support to in-patient units upon discharging. Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting all aspects of patient care. Coordinate care with physicians, collaborate with interdisciplinary team, provide patient education, practice safe medication administration using eMar, assign and conduct individual and group interventions for behavioral and safe management of patients, and assist patients and families to understand diagnosis, prescribed treatment, and safe management of symptoms related to specific mental disorders.

Skills for this role

patient assessmentcare planningmedication administrationeMarpatient educationbehavioral interventionscrisis interventionmedication reconciliationinterdisciplinary collaborationdocumentationdischarge planninggroup interventions

Certifications

BLSCPI

Requirements

  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Behavioral health services
  • Telemedicine services
  • Free counseling and referral services
  • Paid time off

About the employer

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Medical City McKinney
Trauma Center

You are looking at Medical City McKinney, a 311-bed acute care hospital and Level II Trauma Center at 4500 Medical Center Dr in McKinney, Texas. It has served the community for more than a century, runs a Primary Stroke Center…

311 beds
Magnet® recognized

What reviewers appreciate

  • Magnet recognized for nursing excellence
  • Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A
  • Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award 2023–2025

What reviewers flag

  • Glassdoor work/life balance rated 2.7/5 — lowest category
  • Reviewers report staffing cuts after performance gains and high turnover
  • No transparent pay ranges available in validated postings or stated web data
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Living in McKinney, TX

McKinney blends small-town charm with big-city access, sitting about 30 miles north of Dallas. Its tree-lined historic downtown square features local shops and eateries, while master-planned communities ring the outer edges. A booming Collin County hub that gives nurses suburban comfort with easy DFW metro access.

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State price level · Texas
97.1
3% below the national average
Median gross rent
$1,901/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

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