Behavioral Health Admissions LPN
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Job overview
The Behavioral Health Admissions LPN coordinates intake, assessment, admission, and referral for patients seeking inpatient behavioral health and psychiatric services. The role conducts screenings, triage, and admission reviews to determine appropriate care, and collaborates with clinical teams and referral sources to support safe, timely placement. It also documents admissions, verifies insurance and authorization requirements, and educates patients and families about services and the admission process.
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Overview
Department: Behavioral Health Unit
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: 8-hour shifts
Location: St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
TheBehavioral Health Admissions LPNis responsible for coordinating the intake, assessment, admission, and referral process for patients seeking inpatient behavioral health and psychiatric services. This position serves as the first clinical point of contact for patients, families, referral sources, emergency departments, physicians, crisis teams, and community agencies.
The Admissions LPN conducts behavioral health screenings, psychiatric assessments, patient triage, and admission reviews to determine the appropriate level of care. This role collaborates closely with psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, therapists, emergency room staff, and nursing leadership to ensure safe and timely patient placement while delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
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Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to):
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Conduct behavioral health intake assessments and admission screenings to determine appropriate level of care.
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Coordinate psychiatric admissions, transfers, referrals, and patient placement activities.
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Assess patients experiencing mental health, substance use, and behavioral health concerns.
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Collaborate with providers, therapists, social workers, case managers, and referral sources to support admissions and treatment planning.
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Complete accurate EMR documentation and verify admission, insurance, and authorization requirements.
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Educate patients and families on services, treatment options, and the admission process.
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Ensure timely access to care while maintaining HIPAA, Joint Commission, and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
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Current and valid State LPN License
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At least 2 years of Psychiatric Nursing experience.
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BLS upon hire and maintained current.
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More than 2 years of management experience preferred.
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Experience in psychiatric emergency and triage preferred.
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Knowledge of Milliman Criteria and InterQual Criteria preferred.
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Knowledge of psychiatric medical necessity and management regulations in discharge planning.
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Employment Status
Full Time
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf
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FacilitySt. Joseph Medical Center
LocationUS-MO-Kansas City
ID2026-287161
CategoryBusiness Professional
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftDays
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 9,955 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$53–74K/yr660 salary ranges
- Missouri median$30–35/hr36 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 192 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs in Missouri and 9,955 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — more than three in four Licensed Practical Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 2,609 postings).
- Education
- 21 of the 9,955 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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