Hiring Incentive of $5,000.00

Part Time-Weekend Friday and Saturday 7:00am-330pm

Who We Are
Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.
Who We Serve
Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.
What We Offer
• Pay Range: $43.92 - $56.16 per hour. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location.
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.
About our Program:

CSU: The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) is a 23hr 59min hospital diversion program available for children on a 5150 "hold" or involuntary commitment. The CSU provides services to children experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency.
Services provided include a comprehensive risk assessment by a clinician, as well as assessments by psychiatrists and nurses. Additionally, there will be recommendations for after care planning, referral to outpatient services, and if needed, post crisis stabilization services (PCSS) for ongoing mental health services.

JOB SUMMARY

Works within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency. The Registered Nurse monitors the health of children and youth and assures physician orders are followed. Completes general health assessments, assures medications are properly and safely ordered, administered and stored, maintains vital information in charts and reports. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Coordinates, schedules, and oversees all pediatric medical treatment of youth within residential cottage programs: 

A. Admits and discharges youth from units, including completing Health Assessments using body charts, monthly vital signs, physical assessments, and determines physiological status. 

B. Monitors and implements the systems of care delivery for pediatric nursing / medical activities and pharmacological care. 

C. Schedules medical, dental and laboratory appointments considering medical requirements, residential care and transportation schedules. 

D. Schedules external psychiatric appointments and follow-up as delegated by attending psychiatrist. 

2. Follows MD orders, overseeing, evaluating, and implementing all activities and functions around ordering, monitoring, documenting and handling of medications. 

3. Monitors youth for potential medication side effects.

4. Maintains and manages medical and psychiatric records in an organized and timely manner, to meet the standards of care, accreditation, licensing requirements and patient care needs. 

5. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team, organizes and provides staff, parent and child education regarding health, safety, pediatric, psychiatric and medication issues. 

6. Is available on an on-call basis after hours and on weekends to respond to special needs of youth, responding to psychiatric emergencies with appropriate intervention. 

7. Conducts classes for cottage / milieu staff to safely assist youth with the self-administration of medication. 

8. Attends committees, team and staff meetings. 

9. Assists in the implementation of Infection Control Program. 

10. Other related responsibilities, including various quality assurance functions, as assigned, or other duties to support specific department/business needs

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Nursing Decision-Making/Critical Thinking

Documents Clearly And Accurately

Encouraging Customer Focus

Medication Management

Collaborates with other Team Members

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Associate of Arts/Science (A.A./A.S.) in nursing

Two (2) years of nursing experience.

OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Current licensure in California

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment conditions as described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN

May/will have supervised contact with children.

May/will have unsupervised contact with children.

Will not have unsupervised contact with children.

Requires full background check and TB exam.

Requires physical.

Current First Aid/CPR Certification.

DRIVING PRIVILEGES

May be called upon to drive on agency business. Needs acceptable MVR and appropriate insurance coverage.

Required to drive agency vehicle. Must have clean MVR, appropriate insurance coverage, and attend agency driver training.

TRAINING

Needs to successfully complete all required agency training indicated for this position.