Registered Nurse (RN), Utilization Management - Adolescent Psych - PRN - Full-time / Part-time

We are recruiting for a motivated Registered Nurse (RN), Utilization Management - Adolescent Psych - PRN to join our team!

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Department

4 Pav M Adolescent PsychThe following positions within Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatric Emergency Services, CARES, and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are offering the opportunity to enroll in a new program offering a cash incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS (Advancing Careers, Competencies, and Equity in Substance Treatment Services) grant. Employees must be >0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50% of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program contract.
· Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7,500 by December 2024
· Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3,500 by December 2024
· Care Navigators may earn up to $3,500 by December 2024

Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry provides care for adolescents ages 12-21 admitted to the hospital for evaluation, assessment, and treatment of psychiatric issues. Adolescents are admitted out of concern for safety and to prevent any worsening of their condition. The program is designed to encourage progress in a therapeutic, educational, nurturing, and structured environment. The adolescent unit uses a multidisciplinary approach to include registered nurses and behavioral health technicians to monitor the patient’s entire stay, 24/7. The treatment team of clinicians includes psychiatrists, clinical social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapy. The adolescent unit features an in-facility school through the Colorado Department of Education. The adolescent unit comprises of 21 beds. Staffing ratios include a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5 and behavioral health technician ratio of 1:8. These ratios create safe, dignified, individualized patient care.

Job Summary

Under minimum supervision, Utilization Management Nurse will apply quality and utilization management activities in a system of interdisciplinary departmental teams in order to ensure the optimal use of resources at Denver Health.

If you are hired on as a Registered Nurse (RN) at  >0.6 FTE to Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatric Emergency Services, CARES, or Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, you will be eligible for a new program which offers a cash bonus to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders.  Nurses may earn up to $7,500 by December 2024 with 50% of the bonus received 90 days after signing the program contract.

Essential Functions:

• Works closely with other DHHA staff members including providers, nursing, insurance personnel, scheduling staff, staff in other departments. . (20%)
• Participates in care planning and discharge planning with the staff, providers and the other members of the UM Team. (20%)
• Utilizes Milliman criteria in evaluating appropriateness of admissions, length of stay, resource allocation and discharge process. Monitors and assists with the following and determines whether Milliman criteria is met (10%):
  *Length of stay
  *Appropriateness of admission
  *Proper level of care
  *Progress towards Goal Length of Stay
  *Timeliness of care and discharge
• Participates in the education program 10%)
• Provides resources for RN activities (10%)
• Assists in the preparation and presentation of UM reports (10%)
• Safety/Quality (10%):
  *Practices sound safety and infection control practices according to agency policies and procedures;
  *Identifies safety and infection control issues.
  *Evaluates quality, effectiveness and efficiency of nursing care provided.
  *Performs qualify control on appropriate systems and equipment.
  *Promotes quality care by redefining priorities for care based on evaluation of patient/family response or changing condition.
  *Provides a safe environment for all patients. Assuring proper patient positioning and patient care throughout the patients stay.
  *Evaluates practice in relation to professional standards, statutes, regulations, hospital and departmental policies, and standards of care.
  *Assumes accountability for achieving goals set jointly with the manager and educator for the next evaluation period
• Ethics (10%):
  *Delivers care in a nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patients’ rights.
  *Acts as a patient advocate.
  *Assures patient privacy before, during and after procedures.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Completion of a nursing education program that satisfies the licensing requirements of the Colorado State Board of Nursing for Registered Nurse. Required and

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of clinical inpatient experience. Required

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required or
• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of techniques, methods and competencies of clinical nursing practices.
• Knowledge of safety principles and infection control in the patient care environment.
• Knowledge of standards, policies and procedures of Denver Health as they pertain to nursing.
• Skill to properly use medical instruments and laboratory equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form.
• Ability to apply nursing principles, practices and techniques.
• Ability to assess patients’ needs and coordinate proper nursing care.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations. ability to apply nursing principles, practices and techniques.
• Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment.
• Ability to use computers and computer systems.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

Shift

Work Type

PRN/Intermittent

Salary

$34.45 - $51.68 / hr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

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