Psychiatric Liaison Nurse - PET Team - Mercy San Diego - Part-Time

Psychiatric Liaison Nurse - PET Team - Mercy San Diego

This is a Part-Time (48 hours per pay period, every 2 weeks) benefited position with a varied schedule on variable days of the week including weekends and holidays. Position is located at Scripps Mercy San Diego Hospital – Hillcrest.

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years. Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2026 Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennia ls, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications. Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career. Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology. We invite you to join our highly engaged Psychiatric Liaison Team of Nurses.

The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (PLN) functions as part of a team to perform psychiatric evaluation of patients throughout the Scripps Health Care System. In addition, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting patient care staff with the nursing care of patients with behavioral problems and/or patients experiencing problems related to their medical illnesses.
• Being a resource regarding differential diagnosis and medical disorders.
• These clinicians provide diagnostic impressions, including differentiating between medical and psychiatric disorders and determining suicidality, homicidally and/or grave disability.
• Triage and disposition of behavioral health patients to the level of care that will ensure appropriate utilization of resources.
• Demonstrates decision-making skills and knowledge in clinical impression, collaboration, consultation, education, mentorship and leadership.
• Responsible for identifying and developing approaches to enhance behavioral health care of all persons throughout the system.

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification: BS in Nursing. APRN Advanced Practice RN, CNS/NP in Psychiatric Mental Health and leadership experience in Psychiatric Nursing or RN with Masters in related fields. Proficient in electronic health record, familiar with the DSM. ANCC Certification of Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, ANCC as NP in Psychiatric Mental Health, California licensure as CNS in Psychiatric Mental Health.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized

Skills:

3- 5 years in psychiatric assessments in a behavioral health setting and at least one-year experience in an acute medical setting. Content knowledge of California Mental Health Law and understanding of the LPS Act and 24-hour Detention. Required Certification/Registration:
Current California State RN License. Current BLS for Healthcare Provider American Heart Association.

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Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO

SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO 4077 FIFTH AVENUE SAN DIEGO 92103

Scripps Mercy San Diego

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85.68 In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state.

Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer. Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.