Job Details

Job Location: Dore Urgent Care Clinic - San Francisco, CA

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $82.17 - $82.17 Hourly

Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in nursing from an accredited school with either a specialty in psychiatric nursing or 2 years documented experience providing nursing services in a psychiatric setting.
• Current valid California licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with medical and mental health staff, and other service providers both orally and in writing.
• Must have the willingness and ability to actively, and effectively engage psychologically distressed clients and maintain a respectful and responsive attitude while providing therapeutically sound services.
• Demonstrated on-going emotional stability, good judgment and effective teamwork.
• Able to work proficiently on computers and computer-based information systems.
• Must maintain a valid California driver’s license, and additionally must be insurable under the agency's current auto insurance policies.
• The employee must be able to quickly navigate several flights of stairs several times a day.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds multiple times during each work shift.
• Basic word processing skills; maintain computer requirements of the City and County of San Francisco Community Behavioral Health Services.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse’s primary responsibility is to provide consistently effective clinical services, behavioral health and physical, to the clients of the Urgent Care Center. This includes the direct provision of psychiatric, medical and pharmacy services; assistance if needed with medical, behavioral health and pharmacy services for the Residential Treatment Program; establishing and maintaining effective relations with clients, client families and support people, and with the general community; and maintaining a comfortable, safe, non-institutional ambiance in the program.

Leadership

• Provide services within the UCC that is congruent with Social Rehabilitation values, and promote SR values and philosophy within the Behavioral Health treatment community.
• Attend staff meetings and other program meetings as needed, as well as special clinical and administrative meetings both inside and outside of Progress Foundation as required to promote the Agency goal of diverting clients and providers from the unnecessary use of institutional services.
• Respond to program events, both routine and emergent, in a professional, thorough and timely manner, remaining in compliance with agency policy and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain an overall Agency focus and actively participate in Agency and program activities.
• Serve as a positive role model for employee relations, professional functioning and conduct, and for adherence to the principles of Social Rehabilitation.
• Maintain independent knowledge, skills, and abilities through continuing education and use of supervision and consultation.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure that all medication, charts and other client records are secure and confidential as determined by Progress Foundation and San Francisco Community Behavioral Health Services policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Administer and monitor the effects of medications, and adhere to program medication practices and procedures.
• Comply with all applicable San Francisco Division of Community Behavioral Health Services regulations and Cal Department of Mental Health (Title 9) requirements that affect the program.
• Comply with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations, as well as all agency policies and procedures, including the Progress Foundation Code of Ethics.
• Maintain compliance with Federal HIPAA regulations.

Work Environment/Safety

• Participate in maintaining the UCC facility environment so that it remains safe, attractive, and comfortable and non-institutional in character.
• Be thoroughly familiar with and adhere to emergency procedures to be followed in case of human injury, illness or adverse reaction to medications.

Qualifications

Progress Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Bilingual/bicultural, people of color, women, individuals with personal experience as consumers of mental health services and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Company will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.