Nurse Practitioner II

County of Shasta; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide psychiatric services within a collaborative team. Responsibilities include evaluating patients, conducting psychosocial assessments, and coordinating care with physicians and mental health professionals.

A valid CA driver’s license is required. Ideal candidates will have Nurse Practitioner certification with psychiatric experience and be prepared to obtain an NFP certificate within six months.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner and three years of experience in a psychiatric setting.
• Certification as an Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner may substitute for psychiatric experience.
• Must obtain a Drug Device Furnishing (NFP) Certificate within six months of initial hire.
• Knowledge of psychiatric medications.
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Take complete psychiatric and medical histories under supervision; perform physical examinations and counsel patients.
• Arrange for hospital admission and assist physician on rounds; facilitate referrals to facilities and resources.
• Order medications, participate in medication clinics, and collaborate with community physicians and mental health professionals.
• Maintain records and assist with treatment and therapy plans; support interdisciplinary team efforts.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Interdisciplinary team

Psychiatric medications knowledge

Education

Nurse Practitioner certification

Job description

THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE SHASTA COUNTY

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH

ORAL EXAM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 2026

SEE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS SECTION REGARDING POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED

FINAL FILING DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2026, AT 12:00 PM

SALARY INFORMATION

$11,660 - $14,883 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY* / $67.27 - $85.86 APPROXIMATE HOURLY*

This position is in the UPEC Professional bargaining unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases: Shasta County Labor Agreements

The salary range consists of six (6) salary steps, with approximately 5% between each step. Newly hired employees are appointed at Step A of the assigned salary range. Employees are eligible for a merit-based salary increase from Step A to Step B after six months of satisfactory service. Thereafter, employees may be eligible for annual merit-based step increases, beginning one year from the Step B effective date, until they reach the top step of the salary range.

ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY

Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners with the community to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of Shasta County residents. HHSA is organized into four branches: Behavioral Health & Social Services, Public Health, Economic Mobility, and a centralized Administration Services. HHSA promotes optimal health for all. The frail, the abused, the mentally ill, and those without resources look to HHSA for services and resources to meet their basic needs, and to protect their health and safety.

The Behavioral Health & Social Services Branch is dedicated to improving the well-being of our community through comprehensive mental health services and essential social services to adults, children, and families. By integrating both behavioral health and social support services, we strive to build a healthier community by ensuring individuals have the resources they need to achieve stability and wholeness.

Children’s Services encompass the services that help ensure children’s mental and physical well-being are protected and safe. The Child Welfare division of the branch investigates alleged abuse and neglect of children, and it licenses foster and adoptive homes for children who are experiencing traumatic events in their lives such as the removal from their caregiver due to alleged abuse and neglect. This division also works within the confines of the Dependency Court to reunify families when and where they can demonstrate appropriate change to meet the safety needs of their children. The branch also encompasses children’s mental health teams which work in conjunction with the Child Welfare division along with community providers to ensure that the youth that are being served are having their mental health and substance use challenges addressed. This branch also works with juvenile justice and education to coordinate services for clients.

Adult Services focuses on services to support people eighteen and older. Adult mental health services include outpatient mental health care, 24-hour crisis stabilization services for people at risk of hospitalization, 24-hour crisis line, social rehabilitation residential services, long-term placement services and referrals to local non-profit organizations that provide additional services. This branch also provides Adult Protective Services to follow-up on elder abuse reports. In-Home Supportive Services help those who need assistance with daily activities in order to remain safely in their own homes, and the Public Authority keeps a registry that helps In-Home Supportive Services recipients find a screened caregiver to provide those services. The Public Guardian helps citizens who are unable to manage their personal and financial affairs and may require guardianship or conservatorship. Mental Health Services Act administration is also housed in the Adult Services Branch.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Our Nurse Practitioners, as members of a collaborative team, serve one of the most vulnerable Medi-Cal populations in need of moderate to severe mental health services. Our special population can be high utilizers of public services or in need of medication management services. Under the supervision of the Chief of Psychiatry/Clinical Program Coordinator and in accordance with established protocols, services will be provided as allowable under the State of California Nurse Practitioner License. As a collaborative partner, you will participate in providing psychiatric services, which may include diagnostic and substance use disorder evaluations, including psychosocial assessments of clients, patient medication education, triage patient care, establish psychiatric diagnoses, order and evaluate diagnostic tests, provide consultation and dialogue with community physicians and mental health professionals, and perform related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Nurse Practitioner classification is distinguished by his or her responsibilities for evaluating persistently mentally ill individuals for medication and their associated side effects and must possess a current Drug Device Furnishing (NFP) certificate for prescribing medication and medical devices as well as for providing medication refills. Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner training program leading to certification as a Nurse Practitioner is mandatory. The Nurse Practitioner II is distinguished from the Nurse Practitioner I in its ability to work under minimal direction and a minimum of three years of experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in a psychiatric setting.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of caring for the “whole person” in addition to having a broad range of experience providing medical and/or psychiatric services to adults and/or children. They will be familiar with Medi-Cal billing and have worked in multidisciplinary settings. They will have an awareness of serious mental illness in adults and co-occurring disorders/dual diagnosis. This candidate should have experience working with adults and families, be an effective team member, have solid organizational skills, and provide guidance and direction for other nurses in a supportive manner. This focus population may also be homeless/chronically homeless, have a mental illness and/or substance use disorder. Prefer experience furnishing psychiatric medications to consumers with mental illness

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Under the supervision of a designated physician, take complete psychiatric and medical histories; perform complete physical examinations when appropriate; instruct and counsel patients regarding matters pertaining to their physical and mental health, such as long-term management of their illness; under direction, arrange for hospital admission of patients; assist physician on hospital rounds; facilitate the physician’s referral of clients to the appropriate health facilities, agencies, and resources in the community; perform a variety of routine laboratory tests; maintain records and upkeep of equipment; assist the physician at medication clinics in ordering of drugs and supplies; assist the physician in providing services to clients requiring continued care, including the review and implementation of treatment and therapy plans.

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Knowledge of:

Laws and regulations governing the assigned scope of practice; causes and treatment of mental and emotional illness; medical aspects of psychological problems; principles and practices of psychiatric diagnosis (per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM-IV]) and treatment of common mental disorders and medical problems; anatomy and physiology of the human body; sterile techniques and infection control; psychopharmacology; Medicare and Medi-Cal regulations; diagnostic protocols.

Ability to:

Work effectively as an interdisciplinary team member in the delivery of mental health care services; identify medical problems and psychiatric disorders and develop and implement treatment plans; evaluate patient behavior; perform thorough physical examinations; identify medical problems; analyze crisis situations accurately and take effective action; speak and write effectively, including preparing clear and concise reports and records; assess clients and obtain a complete medical and psychiatric history; support clients in their recovery, assuring consent for medication is obtained.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner and three (3) years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a psychiatric facility or a medical practice that primarily provides psychiatric services.
• Certification as an Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from an appropriate credentialing organization may be substituted for the three years of psychiatric experience.
• Candidates will be required to obtain a Drug Device Furnishing (NFP) Certificate within six (6) months of initial hiring date.
• Must have knowledge of psychiatric medications. Prefer experience furnishing psychiatric medications to consumers with mental illness.
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

1. Do you have certification to work as a Nurse Practitioner in California? If yes, please list the certificate number and expiration date. If no, please type "n/a".
2. I acknowledge that I will be required to obtain a Drug Device Furnishing (NFP) Certificate within 6 months of initial hiring date?
3. Please explain your knowledge of psychiatric medications. If none, please type “n/a”.
4. Do you have all certificates to prescribe psychotropic medications, including Schedule II medications?
5. Are you licensed waivered to prescribe Buprenorphine?
6. If the answer in #5 is no, would you be willing to become licensed to prescribe Buprenorphine?
7. Please explain your experience working with individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness, including those with co-occurring disorders. If none, please type “n/a.”
8. I acknowledge this position requires a valid California driver's license.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record according to County policy.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.
• As part of the selection process, all individuals provided with a preliminary offer of employment with Shasta County will be subject to a background investigation, including a criminal history check (primarily completed through the taking of fingerprints). An image of your fingerprints will be captured and sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history, (if any), will be evaluated along with the other information received in connection with your application. Except as otherwise required by law, a criminal conviction will not necessarily disqualify you from the position. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances, and the relevance of the offense to the position applied for may, however, be considered.
• Based on the results of the background investigation and criminal history check, applicants may then be provided with an offer of employment conditioned on the results of a medical examination, which includes drug/alcohol testing.
• Shasta County participates in E-Verify. For more information visit DOJ Right to Work Poster. If you do not have internet access, contact Personnel at [phone] to request a flyer.
• In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, County employees, in the event of a disaster are considered disaster workers and may be asked to respond accordingly.
• Positions in this classification are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the County and the United Public Employees of California – Professional Unit.
• Employees in this classification are covered under the CalPERS retirement program. Depending on the provisions of the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) and other applicable laws, an employee in this classification will be covered under one of the following CalPERS retirement formulas: (1) 2% at 55, (2) 2% at 60, or (3) 2% at 62. An employee in this classification will also contribute up to 9.5% of their pay to this plan or will contribute such other amount to the plan as authorized by PEPRA and other applicable laws. Please visit our employees benefit page at Shasta County Employee Benefits for additional information regarding benefits and CalPERS coverage information. The provisions in this flyer and on the County website are for information purposes only. To the extent the provisions of the flyer or the County website are inconsistent with PEPRA and other applicable laws, PEPRA and other applicable laws shall govern.

Shasta County Personnel will accept applications and responses to the supplemental questions until 12:00 p.m., on October 23, 2026.

A resume and/or cover letter will be accepted in addition to the application but will not serve as a substitute for a completed application. It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements such as “Refer to resume and/or cover letter,” or “See attached resume and/or cover letter.” The application must be completed in its entirety prior to submission.Incomplete applications will not be processed. Closing date postmarks or faxes will not be accepted. This recruitment will establish a list that may or may not be used by other departments. Prior applicants must reapply to be considered.

Applicants will be screened and those considered best qualified will be invited to appear for an oral and/or written examination. Meeting the announced requirements does not guarantee inclusion in the selection process. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of additional application screening, written and/or practical exam(s), oral interview, or any combination thereof.

Veterans' Credit:

Veterans (as defined by California Government Code section 18973) who have been discharged from military service under conditions other than dishonorable and who receive a passing score on all components of the employment examinations (up to and including oral examinations) shall receive credit for an additional five points to be added to their final examination score. To be considered for this credit, a veteran must provide a copy of his or her discharge document (DD-214 or equivalent) and information as to the type of discharge (honorable, dishonorable, etc.) with the employment application on or before the final filing date. Applicants are encouraged to apply online at www.ShastaCountyCareers.com or submit an application to the Shasta County Personnel Office.

Arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants with disabilities. Requests for accommodations may be made to the Shasta County Personnel Office by the filing deadline posted on this bulletin. Shasta County does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you feel you are being denied service based on a disability, our ADA Coordinator may be reached at [phone]; relay service [phone]; fax [phone].

Shasta County will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Shasta County is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence,