Admissions Nurse

Admissions Nurse

Department: Nursing - Licensed
Job Status: Full-Time
Shift: 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Rate of Pay: $60.00 - $63.48 Hourly
Position Type: Full-Time
Status: Accepting Applications

Position Description

Are you a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment where communication, coordination, and clinical judgment matter every day? Join a dedicated team supporting individuals with severe and persistent mental illness through structured admission planning, court coordination, and clinical collaboration.

As our Admissions Nurse, you will play a vital role in assessing, coordinating, and guiding patients through the admissions process while partnering closely with internal teams, court systems, and community stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant, and timely transitions into care.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and manage admissions activities across hospital units, aftercare facilities, and community-based sites.
• Communicate regularly with the courts, forensic coordinators, community case managers, and facility leadership to support admission planning.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with state attorneys, public defenders, court liaison offices, and community mental health partners.
• Participate in conference calls and community meetings to advocate for patient needs and ensure clinical considerations are represented.
• Develop accurate admissions plans and conditional release plans in alignment with hospital and governmental regulations.
• Maintain and update admissions tracking lists weekly to ensure accurate, current information.
• Utilize strengths-based clinical approaches to engage and support diverse patient populations.
• Administer Mantoux tuberculin tests (PPD) for all admissions, including reading and documenting results.
• Maintain and update medical records in compliance with hospital, State DOC, and accrediting agency standards.
• Support performance improvement initiatives focused on forensic populations and service delivery enhancement.
• Assist on nursing units as needed during non-productive times to support patient care operations.
• Track occupancy, discharges, and reconcile bed counts to maintain accurate facility census data.
• Provide reporting on admission and discharge activity to Administration.
• Uphold compliance standards across risk management, infection control, and safety protocols.

What We're Looking For

Education: • Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)

Experience: • Two (2) years of experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (required)
• Knowledge of the DSM and community resources (required)
• Three (3) years of experience working with court systems and personnel (preferred)

License/Certifications: • Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice (required)
• Eligible through reciprocity if licensed in another state (required)

Why Join Us?

You'll be part of a mission-driven organization committed to providing high-quality, compliant care for individuals involved in forensic and psychiatric services. Your professionalism, clinical expertise, and ability to coordinate complex admissions will directly support improved outcomes and safe patient transitions.

If you're passionate about advocating for patients, working collaboratively with court and community partners, and making an impact in behavioral healthcare-apply today to join our team as an Admissions Nurse.

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:

• DailyPay
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Pet insurance
• Discount and reward programs for Theme Parks & Attractions, Hotels, Rental Cars, Water Parks, Virtual Events & Shows, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, and more.

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

You Matter

From top to bottom, we are a company of caregivers. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone at Recovery Solutions, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day our team has the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those of you whose calling it is to serve others, this is your moment. Your chance to join our family and be a part of our mission to care for those desperately in need, and to do your part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

We encourage you to apply If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn't seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.