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Per Diem Nurse - Santa Clara

Seneca Family of Agencies·San Jose, California

$60 - $63/hr·Part Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 27 days ago
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About the role

The Per Diem Nurse assesses patient needs, plans treatments, and delivers high-quality care for youth in a short-term stabilization program. They collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and psychiatrists to ensure regulatory compliance and patient-centered outcomes.

Now with a $2,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees!

Are you a Registered Nurse looking to work outside of a hospital?

As the Per Diem Nurse on our team, you play a vital role in shaping each patient's care; including assessing needs, planning treatment, and evaluating outcomes with compassion and confidence.

During your shift, you will take ownership of delivering high-quality care while staying aligned with all regulatory and documentation standards.

You'll collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to quality improvement and patient-centered outcomes.

As the Nurse on our team, you'll be a trusted clinical resource and inspire excellence in those around you.

Apply today!

About step

The STEP (Skills, Transitions, Exploration and Progress) Program is a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Seneca Family of Agencies located in San Jose, 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

  • Coordinates and facilitates referral and intake process
  • Collects and analyzes assessment data to formulate resident care problems, individualized outcomes, plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions
  • Facilitates the Recreational Group for the program
  • Provides all care required to be given by a RN on shift assigned
  • Meets all regulatory and facility documentation standards
  • Collaborates with Psychiatrist to ensure quality of medication administration, adequate consents, medical treatment and follow-up
  • Collaborates with Clinical Manager to ensure health and safety, infection control, resource utilization, and clinical and rehabilitative standards of care
  • Participates in nursing department, staff meetings and other facility activities

Qualifications

Required

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

Preferred

  • Psychiatric Nursing experience
  • Bilingual Spanish skill set
  • Excellent critical-thinking, communication, & organization skills
  • Schedule
  • Per Diem; number of shifts will vary
  • Monday - Friday; 8am - 4pm
  • Travel is required to Santa Clara STEP and at least 2 other STEP locations
  • Program locations: Alameda, Contra Costa, Sonoma, Solano

Benefits

  • Starting $61.90 - $64.40 per hour, commensurate with experience
  • Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
  • Salary increases each year
  • $2,000 sign-on bonus

Requirements

Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with an ADN or BSN, an active CA license, and current CPR-BLS certification. Additional requirements include being at least 21 years old with a valid driver's license and required medical clearances.

  • associate degree
  • bachelor degree
  • Communication
  • Medication Administration
  • Organization
  • Patient Assessment
  • Collaboration
  • Treatment Planning
  • Infection Control
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Bilingual Spanish
  • Crisis Stabilization
  • Psychiatric Nursing

Posting details

Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$60 - $63/hr
Location
San Jose, California
Posted
Jul 1, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Seneca Family of Agencies

For more than four decades, Seneca has offered a simple promise to each youth and every family we serve: No matter how profound the difficulties you face, we will be with you every step of the way. Today, Seneca provides a broad range of mental health, education, foster care,...

Salary listed on 15 jobs
IndustryMental Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size1,001-5,000 employees
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