Registered Nurse

Department of State Hospitals; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Patton State Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses for multiple permanent full-time roles on the NOC shift, with 12-hour shifts and flexible scheduling to meet operational needs. Responsibilities include direct nursing care, collaboration with physicians, and coordination with a treatment team to deliver comprehensive care for patients.

Desirable experience includes forensic/psychiatric settings and administering psychiatric treatments and medications.

Qualifications

• Current California RN license (BRN) required.
• Experience in forensic/psychiatric settings preferred.
• Background check, drug screening, and medical clearance required.
• Ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care, treatment, and rehabilitation to clients/patients.
• Administer medications (oral and injections) and perform blood draws as directed.
• Assist physicians and supervise other nursing staff as part of the treatment team.
• Monitor and report changes in patients' physical and mental condition, ensure safety and custody as needed.

Skills

Forensic psychiatric setting

Administer psychiatric treatments and

Job description

Job Description and Duties

Patton State Hospital Human Resources Department is accepting applications for multiple permanent full-time appointments to the Registered Nurse classification in various programs for the NOC shift. All registered nurses assigned to programs are on 12-hour shifts. Hours of work may be adjusted to meet operational needs of the hospital.

Registered Nurse responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing direct nursing care, treatment, and rehabilitation to clients/patients, providing direction to other personnel who assist them in providing such care, assisting physicians as directed, providing general psychiatric nursing care to clients/patients, assisting in planning and evaluating both physical and mental nursing care of assigned patients, assisting physicians as directed, taking independent action within professional preparation and legal limits, assisting in training other nursing personnel and ancillary staff as assigned, working with other disciplines as part of a treatment team to provide overall treatment program for the patient.

Tasks include administration of oral medication and hypodermic injections, blood drawing and immunizations, assessing patient’s physical and mental condition and reporting significant changes to physician and unit supervisor, recording data in nursing notes, preparing and caring for patients during treatment, providing first aid as necessary, performing custody tasks which include escorting patients in the facility and in the community, searching for drugs, contraband, and weapons, inspecting patients’ mail for hazardous material, inspecting facilities to identify security breaches that could lead to an escape, observing and intervening in patient behavior that may injure people, damage property, or signal impending escape attempts.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Forensic and/or Psychiatric setting.
• Experience administrating psychiatric treatments and psychiatric medications.

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)

Please submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) clearly identifying your experience as it pertains to the duties of the position above not to exceed 1 page in Arial size 12 font.

The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Patton is a forensic psychiatric hospital and was established in 1890 and opened in 1893. DSH-Patton provides treatment to forensically and civilly committed patients within a secure treatment area. The hospital does not accept voluntary admissions.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a(n) Registered Nurse License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

Unless there is a specific request to be notified via USPS mail, our main contact will be via email. Email correspondence regarding this job posting will primarily come from . It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined , applicants should include all employment history on the Examination/ Employment Application (STD. 678) including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed STD. 678 and any other relevant documents (e.g., unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers account. Please reference Job Control # 529533 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e., social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Complete Application Packages

Complete Application Packages (including your STD. 678 and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers account at . Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application. Applicants will be disqualified from the hiring process if the STD Form 678 is incomplete. That includes job titles, job duties, work address, time worked at that position, supervisor name, and supervisor phone number.

Benefits

that may also be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website. You will find information on the benefits afforded by membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act, and salary ranges and a summary of the Registered Nurse classification.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Please submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) clearly identifying your experience as it pertains to the duties of the position above not to exceed 1 page in Arial size 12 font.