Job Type
Full-time
Description
Registered Nurse$60-$70/hour | Full-Time | Riverside, CA| Tues-Fri 10:30am -7pm and Sat 8:30am -5pm
About the Role:Muir Wood is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our residential treatment team supporting adolescents ages 12-17 with complex mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders. This isn't high-volume, transactional nursing-you'll carry a manageable census in a small residential setting where you actually know your clients, working alongside psychiatrists, therapists, and behavioral health staff to deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed psychiatric and medical care. Here, medical safety and therapeutic relationship go hand in hand.
What You'll Do:- Complete nursing assessments and admission screenings
- Administer and monitor psychiatric and medical medications, watching for effectiveness and side effects
- Assess, monitor, and document clients' medical status throughout treatment
- Collaborate with psychiatrists on medication management and treatment planning
- Coordinate medical appointments, lab testing, and specialty referrals
- Educate clients and families on medications, health, and wellness
- Maintain medication inventory, controlled substance records, and regulatory documentation
- Document nursing care in the EMR
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings
- Respond to medical emergencies while maintaining a therapeutic environment
- Ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards, California Title 22 regulations, and Muir Wood policies
Requirements
What We're Looking For: Must Have:
- Current, unrestricted California RN license
- Current BLS/CPR certification
- Strong clinical assessment, medication administration, and documentation skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to pass DOJ/FBI background clearance and pre-employment health screening
Preferred:
- 1+ years of RN experience
- Experience in behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, adolescent health, pediatrics, residential treatment, or substance use treatment
- Experience with psychiatric medication management and EMR/EHR systems
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and adolescent development
- Interest in Muir Wood's voluntary evening/weekend on-call nursing program - compensated separately
