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POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST No.
(4Fr`� Date: 1/7/88
Dept. � �� � � t Copers
Department Health Svcs/ADAMH Budget ni N.A.7 Org. No. 5975 Agency No. 54
Action Requested: Classify one (1) 40/4-0 Clinical Nurse Specialist Psychiatric position
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Proposed Effective Date: 2/2/88
Explain why adjustment i; needed: to provide partial staffing to the newly funded Dual
Diagnosis Demonstration proiect_.
Job description
Etas-si-i=4c-at�se-Quest4eefla4fe-ottached: Yes [0 NOF]
Estimated cost of adjustment: $ 45,000/yr
Cost is within department's budget: Yes ® No
If not within budget, use reverse side to explain how costs are to .be funded.
Department must initiate necessary appropriation adjustment. Web Beadle,
Use additional sheets for further explanations or comments. Dept. Perso net ficer
for Department Head
Personnel Department Recommendation
Date: /-a28
Establish : the class of Clinical Nurse Specialist - Psychiatric - Project, Salary
Level C5 1920 (3097-3765). This class is not exempt from overtime : F
Classify one 40/40. Cl i ni cal Nurse Specialist - PsychiatricPro ject. posta
Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the
Basic/Exempt Salary Schedule, as described above.
Effective: day following Board action. ,, ll
10 -8? S"',
Date for Director of Personnel
County Adminis ,tor Recommendation _
Date:
Approve Recommendation of Director of Personnel
Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Personnel
Other:
for unty Administrator
Board of Supervisors Action FEB 9 1988 Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Adjustment APPROVED/ on Supervisor and County Administrator
FEB 9 1988
Date: By:
APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL/SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT.
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7r- ` CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST f ✓ �J�/ ��
IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING WITH CHEMICALLY
DEPENDENCY EXPERIENCE/TRAINING
Role Functions
To oversee the clinical services and therapeutic environment offered to a population
of dual diagnosis patients at different levels of acuity and throughout different
treatment programs in the dual diagnosis treatment continuum. The Clinical Nurse
Specialist is a change agent to the system of psychiatric care and a linkage facil-
itator among the various systems of care. The Clinical Nurse Specialist, based on
his/her medical nursing orientation is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment
of the response to the illness (physical, emotional, social, occupation, etc.) in-
cluding the response by the various mental health/substance abuse staff to the dual
diagnosis patient's illnesses. He/she teaches, consults and coordinates staff in
their work with these difficult patients. He/she also teaches the patients and
their families/significant others about the dual diseses, the health consequences,
and the appropriate means and interventions to reduce/control the physical and
psychological consequences of the illnesses and subatance abuse. He/she will part-
icipate in the development of patient treatment plans at every level of the -con-
tinuum. The Clinical Nurse Specialist will also be involved with prevention and
rehabilitation programs so as to reduce the chance of recidivsm and relapse.
Minimum Qualifications
Licensed Registered Nurse with a Master's Degree in Psychiatric Nursing from an
accredited university program who has had a supervised clincial experience at the
graduate level. Candidate will have had two years experience as a Registered Nurse
ina substance abuse treatment program and in a psychiatric treatment program, or
demonstrates competence in work with dual diagnosis patients.
J. Hartog, M.D.
March 13, 1987
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