Behavioral Health Nurse I​/II - Quality Assurance

behavioral health nurse i/ii - quality assurance

job highlights:

utilization review rns review medical records including admissions/acute status, collaborate with healthcare teams to assess treatment plans, coordinate placements, keep seclusion and restraint logs, communicate with insurance companies to obtain authorization for procedures, communicate with fiscal for billing, ensure compliance with regulations and provide guidance on appropriate care and resource utilization.

work location: this position is located at 720 wood street in eureka, ca.work

hours: a typical schedule for this position is monday through friday, 8am to 5pm with a 1-hour lunch.definition under general supervision (i) or direction (ii), performs and provides professional nursing and behavioral health care for clients of the county’s in-patient behavioral health facility, correctional facilities, and out-patient behavioral health programs; collaborates with other medical staff and interdisciplinary health treatment teams to evaluate and prepare treatment plans;

may provide direction and oversight of nursing activities as assigned; at the ii level, may be assigned as a nurse preceptor and/or nurse educator to promote professional development and growth along the continuum from nursing novice to expert; when assigned to quality improvement, evaluates current policies and procedures and makes recommendations for improvement and necessary changes; and performs related duties as assigned.supervision

received and exercised receives general supervision (behavioral health nurse i) or direction (behavioral health nurse ii) from a supervising behavioral health nurse or other assigned supervisory or management personnel. Provides training and may exercise technical and functional direction over lower-level staff. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.class characteristics behavioral health nurse i: ... Behavioral health nurse ii: ... examples of typical job functions (illustrative only) management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignment of different positions.

• assesses patients upon admission to unit and makes presentation of physical and behavioral condition findings to attending physicians.
• provides professional nursing care to patients; observes and charts vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
• provides equipment and supplies required for patient examination or treatment; observes and records patient reactions and behaviors and explains procedures.
• administers oral and hypodermic medications and observes and records their effects; obtains and records all orders from physician to facilitate patient treatment.
• participates in the preparation of the nursing component of patient treatment plans, including physical assessments on new patients, as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team; oversees and participates in evaluation and therapeutic activities.
• performs crisis intervention, in person and on the phone, management of assaultive behavior, and general counseling; coordinates or arranges for the provision of needed services, including emergency detention when patient is in danger to self or others.
• provides supportive services, including individual, group, or family counseling, and various group activities such as exercise and art.
• confers with medical, behavioral health, and inter-agency staff regarding client needs and ways of improving staff's ability to positively impact clients; serves as case coordinator for assigned patients or clients, as needed.
• participates in case conferences and provides input regarding behavioral health cases and problems.
• provides medication refills per physician’s orders and policies and procedures; provides needed information to pharmacies and insurance companies.
• coordinates care with primary providers, pharmacies, laboratories, schools, medical facilities and personnel, probation, child welfare services, and other government agencies.
• accepts report of previous shift and updates new admissions and medications; makes appropriate nursing notes on patients charts and writes medication orders; ensures that patient charts…