RN- Intake PRN
AUSTIN, Texas
You'll take incoming calls to coordinate referrals and admissions, and assess patients' psychiatric and medical status.
Posted Oct 12 · Applications close Oct 12, 2027
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health Austin Oaks Hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric services for adolescents and for adults.adolescent and adult psychiatric patients
- License
- RN license Licensed by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (or licensed in a compact state).Texas RN license from the Board of Nurse Examiners, or a compact-state license
- Term
- Per Diem Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) PRNPRN
Do you qualify?
- License
- Texas RN license from the Board of Nurse Examiners, or a compact-state license Licensed by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (or licensed in a compact state). Check your license
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing program Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
- Also asks
- nationwide background check and pre-employment drug screen Must be able to complete new hire requirements such as a nationwide background check and pre-employment drug screen.
- Also asks
- State and Federal Office of the Inspector General check State and Federal Office of the Inspector General check.
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of psychiatric nursing experience One-year psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
What it pays
- Extra pay
- Weekend 7a–3p shift: $4.00 differential Shift 4 $4.00
- Extra pay
- Weekday 3p–11p shift: $2.25 differential Shift 2 $2.25
- Extra pay
- Weekend 3p–11p shift: $6.00 differential Shift 5 $6.00
- Extra pay
- Weekday 11p–7a shift: $4.00 differential Shift 3 $4.00
- Extra pay
- Weekend 11p–7a shift: $6.50 differential Shift 6 $6.50
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- take incoming referral and admission calls Responds to incoming calls to the hospital to accommodate coordination for referrals/admissions.
- Day to day
- psychiatric and medical assessments Will provide assessment of patients' psychiatric and medical status.
- Day to day
- crisis intervention To assess, direct and intervene in crisis situations.
- Day to day
- lead the mental health technicians To provide leadership and direction to mental health technicians.
- Day to day
- medication administration as prescribed by the physician To administer medication and medical treatment as prescribed by Physician.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
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Responsibilities
About Austin Oaks Hospital
Austin Oaks Hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric services for adolescents and for adults. Located in South Austin, Texas on a beautiful thirteen-acre oak lined campus. We strive to provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth. We are proud to be your community partner in mental health.
The cornerstone of our treatment rests on exceptional mental health services and clinical excellence. Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.
More than anything else, our treatment relies on exceptional mental health services and dependable clinical staff.
Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.
Website: www.austinoakshospital.com
Position Summary
Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) PRN, key responsibilities include but not limited to: Responds to incoming calls to the hospital to accommodate coordination for referrals/admissions. Will provide assessment of patients' psychiatric and medical status. Responsible for making sure all inquiries, referrals, and admissions are documented accurately in the computer system and that notes regarding referrals and upcoming admissions are documented on proper forms.
Responsible to ensure all referral patient medical record information is completed and nursing and clinical staff are adequately apprised of the patient's condition/history. Responsible to ensure referral material is copied/distributed and prepared in unit charts as required. To assess, direct and intervene in crisis situations.
To provide leadership and direction to mental health technicians. To contribute to treatment plan as a member of interdisciplinary team. To administer medication and medical treatment as prescribed by Physician.
About Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U. S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com .
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Qualifications
Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program. Licensed by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (or licensed in a compact state).
- One-year psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
- CPR and hospital de-escalation certifications which can be obtained during orientation.
- Must be able to complete new hire requirements such as a nationwide background check and pre-employment drug screen.
- State and Federal Office of the Inspector General check.
Differentials
RN
Mon – Fri
Sat and Sun
7a – 3p
Shift 1 0
Shift 4 $4.00
3p – 11p
Shift 2 $2.25
Shift 5 $6.00
11p – 7a
Shift 3 $4.00
Shift 6 $6.50
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What's around it?
Austin, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,729/mo
- Household income
- $93,658/yr, all local households, not nurse pay