Registered Nurse

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

• The compensation for this position can be up to $48.78  Compensation will vary based on qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location.  The salary range may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted.
• 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:

The Cross Systems Initiatives Full Services Partnership program involves creating and maintaining a therapeutic community in Santa Clara County for adults (ages 26-59) and older adults (age 60+), focusing on those diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) as per DSM-5 or ICD-10 criteria. It serves high-risk, unserved, and underserved populations, including homeless individuals who have experienced 120 or more days of homelessness in the last year and often require emergency or crisis care. The program's comprehensive approach includes supporting transitions into outpatient behavioral health programs, ensuring sustained recovery. Responsibilities include engaging clients in therapeutic activities to reduce jail days, recidivism, and psychiatric admissions, conducting psycho-educational sessions on medication adherence, improving access to healthcare services, and supporting transitions into outpatient behavioral health programs for sustained recovery.

 

 

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

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