Crisis Nurse

Overview

Are you a Nurse with a passion for mental health and supporting youth and families in need? If so, join our passionate team at Seneca!

Now accepting applications through April 30, 2025! This position will start Summer 2025

We are hiring a Crisis Nurse that will act as a clinical role model that provides nursing consultation for our multidisciplinary team. Our Crisis Nurse is responsible for implementing and evaluating the nursing care delivered within their shift and utilizing the nursing process to provide assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation of resident care within designated clinical areas.

The Crisis Nurse is responsible and accountable for prescribing, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care delivered within their shift, and for utilizing the nursing process to provide assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation of client care within designated clinical areas. The Crisis Nurse is responsible for meeting all regulatory documentation standards. The Crisis Nurse participates in the multidisciplinary team, Quality Assurance, and Utilization Review activities. They act as a clinical role model and provide nursing consultation to staff within the assigned areas of responsibility

About Monterey County Crisis Programs

The Seneca's Monterey Crisis Programs provide crisis stabilization services and short-term residential treatment for children and youth experiencing crisis, ensuring timely support when it's most needed. This innovative way of addressing a mental health emergency provides a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for children and youth. Upon enrollment in the programs, the Seneca teams work with the youth and support networks to assess the needs and strengths of the youth in order to develop the foundation goals that will drive treatment. Comprehensive services include timely mental health assessments, crisis counseling, and linkage to long-term, sustainable support based on each client's unique strengths and needs. The ultimate goal is to provide mental health / crisis services, suicide prevention, decrease in placement changes and reduction of unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization.

About Seneca

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area's Top Workplaces 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 to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care, including nursing triage and assessment.

Evaluate and chart illness and / or injuries

Procurement

Qualifications

REQUIRED

PREFERRED

Schedule

Benefits

Actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role.

Medical, dental, vision and chiropractic coverage and partially paid premiums for dependents.