Care Team Nurse Practitioner - Hybrid Telework

Job Description and Duties

Join the Patient Management Unit at a key moment in our history as we strengthen our clinically driven, patient-centered preadmission pathway for DSH patients!

Under direction of the Nurse Consultant, Program Review of the Patient Management Unit and with additional license support and supervision from the Clinical Operations division, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for participating in Care Coordination efforts and providing evaluation and consultation to aid in the appropriate placement of patients during the preadmission process or in support of specific escalated instances within facilities of the Department of State Hospitals (DSH). The Nurse Practitioner is a critical member of PMU’s Care Teams and collaborates closely with other team members to provide exceptional service to assigned counties.

This role requires impeccable customer service, consistently providing courteous and professional coordination with county partners, DSH staff across facilities, contractors, as well as external stakeholders. Incumbent should have the ability to develop proficient level skill with applications including the Patient Tracking and Reservation System, SharePoint, and Workspaces, along with the Microsoft Office suite, as needed within their job assignments.

*This position does not qualify for Safety Retirement*

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Working Conditions

• DSH-Sacramento is located at an 11-floor high rise building.
• This position reports to the Allenby Building in Sacramento. A hybrid Telework schedule, consistent with the State of California's in-office requirement, may be considered with prior approval from management. The incumbent may also be required to travel throughout California as needed, with prior notice.
• Up to 5% statewide travel, including overnight travel, may be required. All commute expenses to the Sacramento location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
• Travel throughout California site visits, including overnight travel, to DSH partnered treatment facilities will be required with prior notice

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a(n) Nursing License License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

***While US mail applications are still accepted, applying electronically through your CalCareers account is strongly encouraged.***

NOTE: If applying by mail, please do not submit the “Equal Employment Opportunity” questionnaire (page 10) with your completed State Application (STD 678). This page is for examination use only.

Candidates who reside outside of the State of California may be admitted to the job interview. However, upon job offer candidates must provide proof of residence in California prior to their appointment becoming effective, or the offer may be rescinded.

Applicants must submit the required documents in order to be considered for this position. Failure to complete the STD 678 in its entirety may result in disqualification, resumes and/or Statements of Qualifications do not take the place of the STD 678. You must clearly indicate the basis of your eligibility (i.e., list, transfer, SROA/Surplus, reinstatement, etc.), classification title, position number, and job control number in the Examination/Job Title section.

*** Foreign Degrees or Transcripts – Applicants with foreign degrees or transcripts who wish to apply that coursework toward meeting the minimum qualifications of the classification must provide a transcript evaluation that indicates the number of units to which his/her foreign coursework is equivalent. DSH accepts foreign transcript evaluations that are completed by one of the services listed on these webpages:

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Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Understanding of court-mandated timelines
• Ability to manage workload and competing priorities effectively
• Strong forensic clinical experience
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues of varying backgrounds
• Psychopharmacology experience preferred, but if the candidate does not have this experience, then training with DSH PRN psychiatrists can be provided

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Benefits include: Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, 11 Paid State Holidays, one (1), eight (8) hours, Paid Personal Holiday and two (2), (16) hours, Paid Professional Development Days (PDD) per fiscal year; excellent Health, Vision and Dental insurance plans; Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts; an Employee Assistance Program; Alternate Workweek Schedules and Flextime; and, enrollment in the CalPERS retirement system.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• School Transcripts