Registered Charge Nurse

Partner with Us in Making a Positive Change!

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.

Job Title:

Registered Charge Nurse

Division/Program:

Kern Psychiatric Health Facility

Starting Compensation:

48.92 USD Per Hour

Working Location:

Bakersfield, CA

Working Hours/Shift:

Part-Time Saturday AM shift 0600-1830

Why Join Our Team?

Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.

Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

Professional Growth Opportunities:

On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.

Career development programs designed to help you grow.

Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication

What You Bring to SBHG:

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited school of registered nursing required.
• Associate degree or bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

Experience:

• One (1) year medication administration experience required. (Clinical nursing school rotations may be substituted for a portion of work experience.)
• One (1) year experience with seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents, in an inpatient health care setting, preferred.
• One (1) year leadership or supervisory experience preferred.

How You Will Make a Difference:

• Visually and audibly observes, documents in writing, and reports orally or in writing the physical or mental condition to the Director of Nursing in charge of the facility on the shift and the attending physician.
• Orders, prepares, administers, and documents the administration of medication for clients according to physician's orders. Confirms delivery of all ordered medication from pharmacy on shift worked.
• Attends and participates in morning rounds, change of shift meetings, and treatment team meetings as scheduled on the assignment sheet.
• Monitors and maintains appropriate nursing documentation in the medical record for shift worked.
• Supports admission processes to ensure PHF/YPHF beds remain full, including reviewing admission packets and securing approval, scheduling admissions, and completing all required verifications & forms upon arrival in facility.
• Ensures timely and accurate attention to incidents and unusual occurrences.
• Provides direct nursing care and supervises same provided by all nursing staff the shift worked.

Division/Program Overview:

• 24/7 inpatient involuntary program
• 16-bed facility for acute youth (ages 5-17), dealing with acute psychiatric symptoms
• Intensive treatment programs with individualized care plans
• Available for contracting Central Valley counties
• Moves clients through five phases: admission; engagement; learning; stabilization and linkage to resources and aftercare