Crisis Registered Nurse - Support Youth and Families!
Skills, Transitions, Exploration and Progress (STEP) Program is a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Seneca Family of Agencies. STEP provides intensive, short-term and stabilization services enabling youth to reintegrate into school and the community with lower levels of outpatient mental health treatment. STEP clients participate in daily groups, attend family therapy sessions, meet with a psychiatrist, and receive case management and medication management services.
Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager, the Crisis Registered Nurse is responsible for implementing and evaluating the nursing care delivered within the program, and for utilizing the nursing process to provide assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation of resident care within designated clinical areas. The Crisis Registered Nurse is responsible for meeting all regulatory documentation standards. The Crisis Registered Nurse participates in the multidisciplinary team, QA and UR activities. The Crisis Registered Nurse acts as a clinical role model and provides nursing consultation to staff within the assigned areas of responsibility.
"Being a nurse at Seneca has been an incredible, enriching and educational experience." - Seneca Nurse
Seneca Family of Agencies is committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities a network of outstanding mental health, community based, and educational services. Celebrating diversity and creating a culture of inclusion increases creativity, innovation, problem solving, and teamwork. Seneca’s agency-wide DEI Advisory Board, Employee Resource Groups, and Language Practice Groups help our employees provide culturally and linguistically relevant services to the families we serve. For more information on our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, click here!
Responsibilities
- Provide quality clinical care, including physical assessments and medical triage examinations
- Collect and analyze assessment data to formulate client care issues, individualized outcomes, plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions.
- Collaborate with Psychiatrist to ensure quality of medication administration, adequate consents, medical treatment and follow-up.
- Collaborate with Supervisor to ensure health and safety, infection control, resource utilization, and clinical and rehabilitative standards of care.
- Participate in nursing department, staff meetings and other facility activities.
- Fosters professional development of staff on assigned shift.
- Facilitates the Recreational Group for the program.
- Supports the milieu as needed.
- Coordinates and facilitates referral and intake process.
- Assists with client transportation as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing required
- CPR – BLS
- Valid California Registered Nurse License
- TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other State/Federal licensing or certification requirements
- Good communication, organization and leadership skills
- Psychiatric nursing experience a plus
Schedule
- Monday - Friday
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive employee benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and chiropractic coverage, and partially paid premiums for dependents
- 5 weeks of flexible Paid Time Off
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
- Excellent training, scholarship opportunities, and ongoing professional development
- Collaborative team environment!