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Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.
Alameda County Youth CSU is a Crisis Stabilization Unit serving youth populations within Alameda County. These programs provide screening/triage, medication support and brief treatment in a safe, protective setting. These programs are sometimes co-located with acute inpatient programs, allowing for a 'warm hand-off' transfer when needed. The typical length of stay is up to 24 hours.
What You Will Do to Change Lives
Implements and supervises the overall direct nursing care provided by the nursing department on their designated shift. Under general supervision, provides program planning development, review and evaluation of clinical and administrative activities; uses critical thinking and independent judgement to direct, coordinate and oversee the nursing and other health care services of a program to clients across the age spectrum and / or targeted populations; supervises an assigned multidisciplinary team including professional, para-professional support staff, nursing students and interns; assigns direct report employees to work with clients according to client needs and the skills and strengths of individual team members.
Shifts Available:
Full Time 1.0; PM 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm; Days vary as needed
Full Time 1.0; NOC 11:00 pm - 7:30 am; Days vary as needed
Expected starting wage range is $56.00 - $69.19. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.
Shift differentials for hourly staff (6% for PM Shift, 10% for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)
What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the State of California
- Two (2) years of psychiatric direct care nursing experience and at least two (2) years of experience in a supervisory role. Completion of Telecare assigned Supervisory training within 12 months in lieu of supervisory experience.
Preferred:
- Current knowledge of psychiatric illnesses, regulatory requirements regarding the delivery of health care to persons with mental illness, and infection control requirements.
What’s In It For You*
- Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
- Nine Paid Holidays &
- Free CEUs, coaching and mentorship
- Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
- Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- For more information visit: https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
·Applies management practices that include empowerment of staff, the provision of clear and concise expectations regarding duties assigned to employees, and frequent feedback focusing on both positive and problematic aspects of work performance and other management practices that are consistent with Continuous Quality Improvement.
·Promotes and maintains harmonious and effective relationships and communications within the department and with other departments.
·Provides functional and administrative supervision for assigned professional, para-professional, support staff, nursing students or interns.
·Exercises independent judgment and discretion to provide day-to-day supervision of designated staff members, including:
oAssigning staff to work with individual clients based on their individual needs and the individual skill sets of staff members
oDirecting staff in the performance of their job duties
oTraining and coaching staff
oEvaluating job performance
oOverseeing disciplinary process as needed for performance issues
oParticipating in the recruitment and selection of new staff members
·Provides clinical assistance/oversight of staff performing case management and care coordination.
·Investigates, gathers data and responds to issues and grievances; escalates matters as appropriate.
·Works with other shifts to assure accurate and complete documentation in the medical record and timely referral to the attending physician.
·May need to be available on a 24-hour basis in the event of an emergency.
·May collaborate with the other administrative staff in strategic planning activities with the goal of ensuring ongoing effectiveness of the programs in the region.
·Supports the recruitment, selection and on-boarding of nursing department employees.
·Consults with the DON regarding staffing and methods of improving the delivery of services.
·Coordinates the efforts of the Nursing Department with other departments. In the process of accomplishing this, promotes cost effective use of personnel, supplies and equipment.
·Contingent upon program structure and needs, assumes charge or shift lead responsibility.
·Collects data relevant to the care of members served; develops and implements nursing care plans.
·Adheres to medication management policies and procedures.
·Receives and presents change of shift reports, as assigned.
·Documents the progress of members served toward their Recovery Plan goals.
·If employed at an Inpatient or 24/7 program, must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training.
·If employed at an Outpatient program, must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training.
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
*May vary by location and position type
Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.
Registered Nurse, RN, Psych Nurse, Psychiatry, Nursing, Nurses
If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible
