Per Diem Registered Nurse
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides clinical behavioral health and physical health services to clients of the Dore Urgent Care Center (UCC), including psychiatric, medical, and pharmacy services. The role includes direct assessment of newly admitted clients, ongoing monitoring and care, triage medical screening, and appropriate discharge referrals and transfers. The nurse may also assist with medical, behavioral health, and pharmacy services for the Residential Treatment Program. Services are delivered in a safe, respectful, therapeutically sound, and non-institutional environment consistent with Social Rehabilitation values and prevailing standards of care. Under the direction of the Program Director and medical supervision of the Program Physician, the nurse provides screening, formal evaluation, initial treatment, medication support, and referrals for psychiatric and primary care needs. The role involves coordinating with clients, families, support people, community providers, and public services; maintaining confidential records; complying with applicable laws and agency policies; and contributing to program operations, safety, and quality of care. The position may require flexibility to help address staffing shortages on various shifts and to perform other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse certification and current, valid California RN licensure.
- Either a specialty in psychiatric nursing or documented experience providing nursing services in a psychiatric setting; the posting gives differing experience thresholds of one year and two years.
- Current CPR certification is required in the Job Details section.
- Effective oral and written communication with medical and mental health staff and other service providers.
- Ability to engage psychologically distressed clients effectively and respectfully, including people from differing ethnic, cultural, gender, socioeconomic, and sexual-orientation backgrounds.
- Demonstrated emotional stability, good judgment, and effective teamwork.
- Proficiency with computers and computer-based information systems, including basic word processing and applicable City and County of San Francisco Community Behavioral Health Services computer requirements.
- Valid California driver's license; the qualifications section also requires an own vehicle with private liability insurance and insurability under the agency's auto insurance policies.
- Ability to navigate several flights of stairs multiple times per day.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds multiple times during each work shift.
- Ability to assist individuals in exiting the facility during emergencies and to perform CPR and standard Medical First Aid procedures.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual/bicultural ability.
- Personal experience as a consumer of mental health services.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical services, including medical and psychosocial assessments, evaluations for 5150 status, mental health and safety assessments, and medication evaluations.
- Conduct medical screening at triage and assess newly admitted clients; monitor and provide ongoing care to clients in the UCC.
- Provide psychiatric, medical, and pharmacy services, including medication support, administration, documentation, and monitoring of medication effects.
- Arrange appropriate discharge referrals and safe, timely transfers to other treatment services.
- Assist with medical, behavioral health, and pharmacy services for the Residential Treatment Program as needed.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, families, support people, referral sources, behavioral health and social service providers, and the general community.
- Provide services consistent with Social Rehabilitation values and help maintain a safe, comfortable, attractive, and non-institutional program environment.
- Attend staff, program, clinical, and administrative meetings as needed; respond professionally and promptly to routine and emergent program events.
- Maintain clinical knowledge and skills through continuing education, supervision, and consultation.
- Identify and report relevant trends and program issues to the Program Director.
- Collect UCC data as required by funders and regulatory agencies or requested by the Program Director.
- Assist with staffing shortages across various shifts and perform other duties or special projects assigned by the Program Director.
- Maintain secure and confidential medication, chart, and client records; comply with medication procedures, HIPAA, applicable regulations, laws, and agency policies.
- Report incidents that may violate applicable laws, regulations, policies, or procedures to Progress Foundation Administration.
- Follow emergency procedures and the facility evacuation plan, and assist individuals in exiting the facility during emergencies.
- Maintain favorable relations with program neighbors and report non-service contacts with local residents or businesses to the Program Director.
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Job Type
Full-time
