Pasrr Quality Assurance Reviewer

Provide evaluation of nursing facility applicants or residents. The primary focus of pasrr evaluations will be to shift emphasis to preadmission screenings. Evaluate nursing facility applicants or recently placed residents who may have mental illness to: ensure that mentally ill individuals, who are screened for need of specialized services as detailed in 42 cfr 483 prior to skilled nursing facility placement, are appropriately placed for the level of care needed; and establish psychiatric diagnosis for mentally ill individuals and recommend mental health services needed while in the nursing facility. Evaluate existing nursing facility residents who currently exhibit symptoms of mental illness, or who have been diagnosed to have a mental illness, or otherwise meet pasrr evaluation criteria as detailed in 42 cfr 483, in order to: determine if the resident needs specialized services for mental illness and/or require the level of service provided in a psychiatric inpatient facility, or mental health residential treatment facility. See attached file.