County of Humboldt
Behavioral Health Nurse I/IIDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAre you interested in making a difference? If so, please consider joining our dedicated team at the Department of Health & Human Services! We are seeking a talented Behavioral Health Nurse to assist our community through compassion and care.
What You'll Do:
This position is responsible for a variety of duties, including; Provides supportive services including individual, group or family counseling, and various group activities such as exercise and art.
Participates in case conferences and provides input regarding mental health cases and problems.
May accept report of previous shift and update new admissions and medications; makes appropriate nursing notes on patients charts and writes medication orders; assures that patient charts contain accurate and complete documentations; performs and documents end-of-shift narcotics count.
May organize, assign, review, and evaluate the work of staff on assigned shift.
Maintains prescribed standards of mental health treatment and ensures services are rendered in conformance with policy and procedural guidelines.
Where You'll Do It:
This position is located in Eureka, California.
A typical schedule for this position includes 12-hour shifts, either days or nights.
This is a continuous recruitment and Human Resources reserves the right to close this recruitment at any time.
DEFINITION Under general supervision (I) or direction (II), performs and provides professional nursing and behavioral health care for clients of the County's in-patient behavioral health facility, correctional facilities, and out-patient behavioral health programs; collaborates with other medical staff and interdisciplinary health treatment teams to evaluate and prepare treatment plans; may provide direction and oversight of nursing activities as assigned; at the II level, may be assigned as a nurse preceptor and/or nurse educator to promote professional development and growth along the continuum from nursing novice to expert; when assigned to Quality Improvement, evaluates current policies and procedures and makes recommendations for improvement and necessary changes; and performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Receives general supervision (Behavioral Health Nurse I) or direction (Behavioral Health Nurse II) from a Supervising Behavioral Health Nurse or other assigned supervisory or management personnel.
Provides training and may exercise technical and functional direction over lower-level staff.
Exercises no direct supervision over staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS Behavioral Health Nurse I:
This is the entry-level classification in the Behavioral Health Nurse series.
Initially under close supervision, incumbents learn and perform routine behavioral health nursing duties.
As experience is gained, assignments become more varied, complex, and difficult; close supervision and frequent review of work lessen as an incumbent demonstrates skill to perform the work independently.
Positions at this level usually perform most of the duties of the positions at the II level but are not expected to function at the same skill level and usually exercise less independent discretion and judgment in matters related to work procedures and methods.
Work is usually supervised while in progress and fits an established structure or pattern.
Exceptions or changes in procedures are explained in detail as they arise.
Behavioral Health Nurse II:
This is the journey-level classification in the Behavioral Health Nurse series.
Positions at this level are distinguished from the I level by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned, working independently, and exercising judgment and initiative.
Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.
Positions at the II level may be assigned as a nurse preceptor and/or nurse educator.
This class is distinguished from the Supervising Behavioral Health Nurse in that the latter is the full supervisory classification with responsibilities for the supervision and evaluation of assigned staff.
Positions in the Behavioral Health Nurse class series are flexibly staffed and positions at the II level are typically filled by advancement from the I level after gaining the knowledge, skill, and experience which meet the qualifications for, and after demonstrating the ability to perform the work of, the higher-level classification.
Job Type:
Full-timeLocation:
Eureka, CaliforniaAgency:
Department of Health and Human ServicesAbout the Company:
County of Humboldt.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
What You'll Do:
This position is responsible for a variety of duties, including; Provides supportive services including individual, group or family counseling, and various group activities such as exercise and art.
Participates in case conferences and provides input regarding mental health cases and problems.
May accept report of previous shift and update new admissions and medications; makes appropriate nursing notes on patients charts and writes medication orders; assures that patient charts contain accurate and complete documentations; performs and documents end-of-shift narcotics count.
May organize, assign, review, and evaluate the work of staff on assigned shift.
Maintains prescribed standards of mental health treatment and ensures services are rendered in conformance with policy and procedural guidelines.
Where You'll Do It:
This position is located in Eureka, California.
A typical schedule for this position includes 12-hour shifts, either days or nights.
This is a continuous recruitment and Human Resources reserves the right to close this recruitment at any time.
DEFINITION Under general supervision (I) or direction (II), performs and provides professional nursing and behavioral health care for clients of the County's in-patient behavioral health facility, correctional facilities, and out-patient behavioral health programs; collaborates with other medical staff and interdisciplinary health treatment teams to evaluate and prepare treatment plans; may provide direction and oversight of nursing activities as assigned; at the II level, may be assigned as a nurse preceptor and/or nurse educator to promote professional development and growth along the continuum from nursing novice to expert; when assigned to Quality Improvement, evaluates current policies and procedures and makes recommendations for improvement and necessary changes; and performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Receives general supervision (Behavioral Health Nurse I) or direction (Behavioral Health Nurse II) from a Supervising Behavioral Health Nurse or other assigned supervisory or management personnel.
Provides training and may exercise technical and functional direction over lower-level staff.
Exercises no direct supervision over staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS Behavioral Health Nurse I:
This is the entry-level classification in the Behavioral Health Nurse series.
Initially under close supervision, incumbents learn and perform routine behavioral health nursing duties.
As experience is gained, assignments become more varied, complex, and difficult; close supervision and frequent review of work lessen as an incumbent demonstrates skill to perform the work independently.
Positions at this level usually perform most of the duties of the positions at the II level but are not expected to function at the same skill level and usually exercise less independent discretion and judgment in matters related to work procedures and methods.
Work is usually supervised while in progress and fits an established structure or pattern.
Exceptions or changes in procedures are explained in detail as they arise.
Behavioral Health Nurse II:
This is the journey-level classification in the Behavioral Health Nurse series.
Positions at this level are distinguished from the I level by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned, working independently, and exercising judgment and initiative.
Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.
Positions at the II level may be assigned as a nurse preceptor and/or nurse educator.
This class is distinguished from the Supervising Behavioral Health Nurse in that the latter is the full supervisory classification with responsibilities for the supervision and evaluation of assigned staff.
Positions in the Behavioral Health Nurse class series are flexibly staffed and positions at the II level are typically filled by advancement from the I level after gaining the knowledge, skill, and experience which meet the qualifications for, and after demonstrating the ability to perform the work of, the higher-level classification.
Job Type:
Full-timeLocation:
Eureka, CaliforniaAgency:
Department of Health and Human ServicesAbout the Company:
County of Humboldt.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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