Crisis Registered Nurse

Pacific Clinics•Grass Valley, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

CSU: Is a 23hr 59min unit for adults 18+ who require Intensive stabilization services. The goal is to divert from 5150 and psychiatric hospital stays. We are looking for a compassionate and collaborative team members to help launch our new Nevada County CSU to provide strengths-based, culturally respectful, and trauma-informed stabilization support services. The Crisis 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.

Requirements

Associate of Arts/Science (A.A./A.S.) in nursing and two (2) years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education)
Current licensure in California
Nursing Decision-Making/Critical Thinking
Documents Clearly And Accurately
Encouraging Customer Focus
Medication Management
Collaborates with other Team Members
Must remain physically fit enough to keep clients self-safe.
If program requires, employee must pass an initial physical abilities test (PATS) and be certified in crisis intervention techniques within the first 30 days and annually.
If employed at a Crisis Stabilization Unit, employee is required to perform and pass a Human Performance Evaluation Test at a designated company clinic. This will include testing for: lifting, pushing/pulling, repetitive coupling, static weight, and other required movements.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Requires full background check and TB Exam.

Nice To Haves

8% License Differential for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD. and select Peer Certifications.
7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions

Responsibilities

Coordinates, schedules, and oversees all pediatric medical treatment of youth within residential cottage programs:
Admits and discharges youth from units, including completing Health Assessments using body charts, monthly vital signs, physical assessments, and determines physiological status.
Monitors and implements the systems of care delivery for pediatric nursing / medical activities and pharmacological care.
Schedules medical, dental and laboratory appointments considering medical requirements, residential care and transportation schedules.
Schedules external psychiatric appointments and follow-up as delegated by attending psychiatrist.
Follows MD orders, overseeing, evaluating, and implementing all activities and functions around ordering, monitoring, documenting and handling of medications.
Monitors youth for potential medication side effects.
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.
Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team, organizes and provides staff, parent and child education regarding health, safety, pediatric, psychiatric and medication issues.
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.
Conducts classes for cottage / milieu staff to safely assist youth with the self-administration of medication.
Attends committees, team and staff meetings.
Assists in the implementation of Infection Control Program.
Other related responsibilities, including various quality assurance functions, as assigned, or other duties to support specific department/business needs.