Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatry (San Diego)

Services: 

1.Attend Patients at the Site: 

• AHP will be expected to attend patients andassist with patient coverage at the locations assigned by Employer, this may include multiple locations, multiple levels of care or providing virtual services to sites within the scope ofAHP licensure.   

• Conduct medication management sessions with patients, 

• Conduct patient psychiatricevaluations and assessments,  

• Conduct history and physical 

• Create patienttreatment plansand manage updates, 

• Perform patient and family education,  

• Participate in team and unit meetings,  

• Createdischarge plan creation,  

• Participating in the established call schedule. 

• Complete all charting and documentation within 24 hours 

• Serve as attending provider for assigned units. 

• Round on patients asrequired 

• Medication education with nursing staff. 

• Inservice treatment team, as needed. 

• Meet patient productivity standards 

• Complete all coding and documentation standards in compliance within organizational expectations 

• Attend the Medical Staff meeting and the Medical Staff Executive Committee meeting. 

2.Payor Relations:   

• Assist in developing andmaintaining positive working relationships with all contracted payors.  

• Review of all denials of service from all payors that are deemed for medical reasons. 

• Interface with referring parties, the psychiatrist, primary careAHP, to coordinate care, aftercare.  

• MarketEmployer asappropriate, to include off-site meetings and marketing activities. 

• Review potential admissions, pending cases, and declined admissions, as needed, to assureEmployer policy execution and compliance with EMTALA. 

3.Advocate:  

• Serve an advocate for theorganization.  

• AHP will provide support, information,education and services 

• Participate in Employer’s quality assurance and performance improvement activities and meetings. 

• Take an active role inidentifying new program development opportunities for patient care services andEmployer. 

• Participate in community education of behavioral health issues. 

4.Admissions Support:   

• Provide initial placement recommendations based on admitting criteria, clinical parameters, medicalhistory and documentation obtained through screening process provided by prospective patient or representative, as ispermitted under the medical staff bylaws based on scope of licensure. 

• Review and evaluate completed admission screenings to determineappropriate program, level of care, and mode of delivery for prospectivepatient.  

• Communicate professionally and accurately.  

• Refer to and work with other departments and agencies as needed.  

• Report pertinent data to the attending provider and others on the team. 

• Prioritize effectively and consistently in situations requiring immediate attention versus postponement.  

• Immediately communicate difficult problems with referents.  

• Develop andmaintain relationships with medical staff and other providers across RBH for ongoing re-review or other case communication.

Additional Job Description:

Education/Training Requirements: 

• Be licensed in the state of California asa Nurse Practitioner

• Board-eligibleAHP. Board certification preferred 

• Graduate of an accredited college or university  

• Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of psychiatry. 

• Two or moreyears experience working as aprovider in another licensed hospital or clinic, preferred 

• Leadership and/ or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred. 

• Experience with process improvement implementation preferred. 

Pay Transparency Requirements: 

• Compensation for this role is between $129,987 and $155,985and placement in the range will vary based onyears experience, and whether area of specialization is adults or children. The position also includes an RVU bonus rate whichis $44.10 per RVU. 

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family 
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• Employee share program 
• Life/disability insurance 
• Flex spending accounts  
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Rogers Behavioral Health. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please visit Transparency in Coverage (uhc.com)