Job description

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Come join the nursing team at San Jose Behavioral Health and Make A Difference every day!

San Jose Behavioral Health, located in northern California, where adults and adolescents can receive comprehensive inpatient treatment for a range of behavioral and mental health disorders.

Admission RN opportunity available. Now offering a $10,000 sign on bonus!

San Jose Behavioral is looking for clinical professionals responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and utilization review processes to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients and their benefit/resources utilization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate intake, admission and utilization review process for incoming patients.
• Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families and appropriate internal staff.
• Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s status in the admission and utilization process.
• Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy time frames.
• Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patient or their family.
• Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
• Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s status in the admissions, intake and utilization process.
• Provide education to patient and their family throughout stay.
• Perform ongoing assessments of physical/function, emotional, social, spiritual and financial needs patients and implements crisis intervention and referral.
• Provide education regarding healthcare and social resource systems to empower patient and their family to access resources independently.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Registered nurse - an associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
• Three plus years of mental/behavioral health experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably within the area of specialty for the facility.
• Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current licensure, as required for the area of clinical specialty, i.e., current RN license, CAC or other clinical counseling or therapy license, as designated by the state in which the facility operates.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Job Type: Full-time

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8
• Rotating weekends

Application Question(s):

• We offer 8 hours shifts, are you looking for day, evening, or night shifts?
• Do you have any salary expectations? If so, please list your expected hourly rate
• What is your RN License number?

Work Location: One location

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