Full-time Temporary Registered Nurse

As the Registered Nurse you will deliver high-quality care throughout each shift. You will be responsible for planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care and using the nursing process to assess client needs and guide treatment. You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate intakes, facilitate a mind and body connection group, and facilitate individual check-ins with clients navigating different symptoms impeding them from fully participating in the daily planned activities. If you are a Registered Nurse that approaches the delivery of services and care with curiosity, respect, and equity; we invite you to apply today!

About step

The STEP (Skills, Transitions, Exploration and Progress) Program is a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Seneca located in Concord, CA. STEP provides intensive, short-term stabilization services to youth, ages 12-17, for an average of 15 days. Our goal is to reintegrate our youth into schools and the community with lower levels of outpatient mental health treatment.

About seneca

Seneca has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces [https://topworkplaces.com/company/seneca-family-of-agencie/bayarea/] 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 [https://senecadei.wordpress.com/] to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate illness or injuries
• Monitor Physician orders for medication or treatment, and prescriptions filled at outside pharmacies
• Maintain working relationships with Pediatricians, Specialists, Psychiatrists, Therapists, and hospitals who provide care to clients
• Arrange appointments or receive orders for treatments when nursing expertise is required to facilitate the process
• Ongoing training with staff on medications and handling medications
• Provide other health-related education to staff and clients
• Document all nursing interventions, including maintaining medication assistance records
• Collect and analyze assessment data to identify treatment problems and formulate individualized outcomes and plans. Implement and evaluate nursing interventions
• Review all medical incident reports for shifts
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Meet regularly with the Program Director and Psychiatrists as requested
• Collaborate with Psychiatrist to ensure quality of medication administration, adequate consents, medical treatment and follow-up

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing OR
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Active CA Registered Nurse license
• Current CPR-BLS certification
• At least 21 years of age
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies’ insurance policy

Preferred

• Good critical-thinking, communication, and organization skills
• Psychiatric Nursing experience
• Bilingual Spanish skill set

• Schedule
• Temporary; Full-time
• End date 3/2027
• Monday - Friday; 8am - 4pm

Benefits

• Starting at $108,836 - $122,836 per year
• Actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
• Salary increase each year
• $2,000 sign-on bonus
• Sick Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including:
• Medical, dental, vision and chiropractic coverage and partially paid premiums for dependents
• 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 [https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service] certified employer
• Training stipend and professional development opportunities
• Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington