San Jose Behavioral Health is an 133-bed inpatient mental health facility in Northern California where adult men and women, and adolescents can receive comprehensive inpatient treatment for a range of behavioral and mental health disorders. Conveniently located in the heart of San Jose and easily accessible to residents in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Alameda County, our campus is situated amid gently rolling hills and features serene views of our beautiful natural surroundings.

AM and PM shifts available.

• AM (7am - 3:30pm) and PM (3pm - 11:30pm) shifts available.
• Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday - Saturday

Job Summary

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:

• Master's degree in a Therapeutic Counseling, Behavioral Science, Social Work or related field. prefer a registered nurse, in which case, 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.

COMPENSATION

Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

SJBH Range = $29.00/hour - $45.00/hour - DOE

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)