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Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 150-bed hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, is seeking passionate, creative and goal-oriented team members. We provide evidence-based mental health care, including programs for child/adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. Our treatment is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration.

We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what really matters – providing quality patient care. Join our team in Holyoke to build a career that touches lives.


Intake & Assessment Registered Nurse

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Req ID 543099 Post Date May. 19, 2025 CategoryRegistered Nurse FacilityValley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
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Description

Lifepoint Behavioral Health is seeking a passionate, creative and goal-oriented Behavioral Health Intake Clinician - RN to join the team at Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital and have an immediate impact on expanding on our success, growing our services and fulfilling our mission of improving the lives of all we touch.

As a Behavioral Health Intake Clinician – Registered Nurse / RN you will:

  • This individual is responsible for working with internal and external customers to identify patients appropriate for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.
  • The individual is responsible for conducting a crisis assessment as identified in the essential job specific functions.
  • Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. 
  • Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. 
  • Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager and Director of Intake and Admission as appropriate.  


Qualifications

As a Behavioral Health Intake Clinician – Registered Nurse / RN you will have:

  • Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing.

  • Current state licensure as Registered Nurse / RN. 

  • BCLS certification. 

  • ACLS preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a psychiatric setting.

  • Experience in crisis counseling and crisis evaluations preferred

Salary range: $42 - $62 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.

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