Per Diem Charge Registered Psych Nurse
Bakersfield, CA USA On-site
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About the role
Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare. This position is responsible for providing direct nursing care and supervision to clients, monitoring and documenting their physical and mental condition, administering and documenting medications as prescribed, maintaining accurate medical records, supporting the admission process to ensure timely placement of clients, participating in treatment team meetings and shift reports, and responding promptly and appropriately to incidents or unusual occurrences while ensuring quality client care and compliance with facility standards. Population Served (Capacity): Children/Youth (ages 5-17), with acute psychiatric symptoms. Facility & Setting: 16 bed facility, inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility. Clinical Services (Core): Moves clients through five phases: admission; engagement; learning; stabilization and linkage to resources and aftercare.
What you'll bring
- Graduation from an accredited school of registered nursing required.
- One (1) year medication administration experience required. (Clinical nursing school rotations may be substituted for a portion of work experience.)
- Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- One (1) year experience with seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents, in an inpatient health care setting, preferred.
- One (1) year leadership or supervisory experience preferred.