Per Diem Nurse - STEP Salinas & San Jose

The Per Diem Nurse is responsible and accountable for prescribing, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care delivered within their shift, and for utilizing the nursing process to provide assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation of client care within designated clinical areas. The Per Diem Nurse is responsible for meeting all regulatory documentation standards. The Per Diem Nurse participates in the multidisciplinary team, Quality Assurance, and Utilization Review activities. They act as a clinical role model and provide nursing consultation to staff within the assigned areas of responsibility.

***This position supports the STEP Programs in Salinas AND San Jose.*** There will also be the option of picking up shifts at our other STEP Programs in Oakland, Concord, Petaluma, and Fairfield.

About STEP Programs

The STEP (Skills, Transitions, Exploration, and Progress) program provides Day Treatment Intensive (DTI) services to youth ages 12-17. The goal of the STEP program is to provide intensive, short-term stabilization services to enable our clients to step down to lower levels of outpatient mental health treatment. All groups are designed to teach youth the skills necessary to help them learn about their mental health, provide psychoeducation, and help them learn skills to feel better and be safe. STEP consists of a multidisciplinary team of counselors, clinicians, a nurse, psychiatrist provider, and program supervisor.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and facilitates referral and intake process
• Collects and analyzes assessment data to formulate resident care problems, individualized outcomes, plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions
• Facilitates the Recreational Group for the program
• Provides all care required to be given by a RN on shift assigned
• Meets all regulatory and facility documentation standards
• Collaborates with Psychiatrist to ensure quality of medication administration, adequate consents, medical treatment and follow-up
• Collaborates with Clinical Manager to ensure health and safety, infection control, resource utilization, and clinical and rehabilitative standards of care
• Participates in nursing department, staff meetings and other facility activities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing OR Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN)
• Active Registered Nurse licensure with the regulatory agency responsible for licensing, examination, and enforcement of competent nursing practice standards in the state Nurse is working in.
• Current CPR-BLS certification.
• Psychiatric Nursing experience preferred.
• At least 21 years of age.
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.

Schedule

• Shifts are within Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Number of shifts will vary

Benefits

• Starting at $61.90 - $64.40 per hour
  • Actual salary dependent of creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
  • Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
  • Salary increases each year
• Promotional opportunities across the agency in California