DATE: December 11, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Behavioral Health Salary Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Amendment to the Salary Resolution deleting one Head Nurse position and adding one Behavioral Health Nurse Manager Position effective December 17, 2018, as reflected on Appendix E.
REPORT
Approval of the Recommended Action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to convert one Head Nurse position to one Behavioral Health Nurse Manager position. The position oversees the DBH Medical Team, which includes seven (7) Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner positions, two (2) Mental Health Nurse positions, seventeen (17) Psychiatric Technician/Licensed Vocational Nurse positions and one (1) Administrative Assistant position.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Behavioral Health Nurse Manager position would not be added and the Head Nurse position would not be deleted. Administrative Supervision of the Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP/PMHNP) positions will remain with the Division Managers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The total estimated cost of the recommended position conversion for the remainder of FY 2018-19 is $50,600, which will be funded with Short/Doyle Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation and Mental Health Realignment funds. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Behavioral Health Org 5630 FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
During the FY 2016-17 Budget Hearing, the Board approved the addition of one (1) Head Nurse position to provide supervisory oversight of certain medical staff, thereby, reducing supervisory responsibilities of the Department's Medical Director. The Head Nurse position was not intended to supervise the NP/PMHNP cla...
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