Youth Crisis Nurse (Day/Overnight)
About The Position
Youth Crisis Nurse (Day/Overnight) $5,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees in this role! Are you ready to use your clinical expertise to deliver compassionate, high-impact care in a dynamic crisis setting? Join our team at Seneca as our Nurse today! The Crisis Nurse plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate care during their shift. In this role, you’ll assess client needs, develop and implement care plans, and evaluate outcomes using the nursing process. You’ll also ensure all documentation meets regulatory standards. As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate in Quality Assurance and Utilization Review activities, serve as a clinical role model, and offer nursing guidance and support to staff within your assigned areas. ABOUT MONTEREY COUNTY CRISIS PROGRAMS Seneca’s Monterey Crisis Programs provide crisis stabilization services and short-term residential treatment for children and youth experiencing crisis, ensuring timely support when it’s most needed. This innovative way of addressing a mental health emergency provides a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for children and youth. Upon enrollment in the programs, the Seneca teams work with the youth and support networks to assess the needs and strengths of the youth in order to develop the foundation goals that will drive treatment. Comprehensive services include timely mental health assessments, crisis counseling, and linkage to long-term, sustainable support based on each client’s unique strengths and needs. The ultimate goal is to provide mental health/crisis services, suicide prevention, decrease in placement changes and reduction of unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization. ABOUT SENECA Seneca has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.
Requirements
- Active California Registered Nursing License
- Current CPR-BLS certification
- Be part of a rotating emergency on-call system, scheduled ahead of time
- At least 21 years of age
- TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
- Experience with pediatrics, mental health, and/or triage assessment a plus
Responsibilities
- Provide quality care, including nursing triage and assessment.
- Evaluate and chart illness and/or injuries, monitor physician orders and prescriptions
- Ensure safe medication processes are followed, including: Procurement, ordering, storage, administration practices
- Collect and analyze assessment data to formulate resident care, problems, and individualized outcomes
- Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions
- Collaborates with Psychiatrist to ensure quality of medication administration, adequate consents, medical treatment and follow-up
- Maintain working relationship with pediatricians, specialists, psychiatrists, therapists, and hospitals who provide care to the youth
- Communicate effectively with others and promote teamwork
- Participate in nursing department staff meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, and other departmental activities
- Provide ongoing training for staff on medications and other health-related education
- Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques, this may include intervening with the clients' behavioral program through physical management of the clients, if applicable
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus
- 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Comprehensive employee benefits package, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage
- Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
- 50% paid premiums for dependents
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
- Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
- Training stipend and professional development opportunities
- Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
