Nursing Program Manager

Job Description:

Nursing Program Manager

Description

The Position

The Board of Supervisors have authorized the following future salary increases:

5% on July 1, 2025

***REANNOUNCEMENT***

Why Join Contra Costa Health?

The Contra Costa Health Services Behavioral Health Division, in partnership with consumers, families, staff and community-based agencies, provides welcoming and integrated services for mental health, substance abuse, and other needs that promote wellness, recovery, and resiliency while respecting the complexity and diversity of the people we serve.

Behavioral Health is recruiting to fill a Nursing Program Manager position. This position will be responsible for clinical quality oversight for the Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit, A3 (Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime) Crisis Services, Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and the new Rapid Access Wellness Clinic.

• The Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit serves children and adolescents ages 6-17 for the first 24 hours of a diagnosed psychiatric emergency. Care teams include psychiatrists, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, clinicians and peer support specialists.
• A3 is Contra Costa County’s innovation approach to provide timely and appropriate mental and behavioral health crisis services to anyone, anywhere at any time in the County.
• The Rapid Access Wellness Clinic, expected to open July 2025, will provide rapid screening, care and connections to follow-up behavioral health services. It is intended for people in urgent need of behavioral health help but are not in crisis.
• ECM is a Medi-Cal benefit available to eligible members with complex needs. Staff is comprised of Mental Health Clinicians, Mental Health Peer Workers, Registered Nurses and Substance Abuse Counselors. Staff work with clients to coordinate care with doctors, mental health providers, social services providers and others.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a collaborator. You will use your strong relational and communication skills to build relationships with individuals within and outside your division.
• Is respectful and understands diversity. You will be working with a culturally and linguistically diverse population.
• Is action-oriented and results-focused. You will need to take initiative and ensure tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Is a strong communicator. You will be in constant communication (verbally and in writing) with staff and community providers.
• Is organized and excellent in forecasting and planning. You will encounter pressing demands from multiple sources and will need to balance them.

What you will typically be responsible for:

• Planning, developing and implementing policies and procedures and standards for nursing services within Behavioral Health.
• Hiring, training, supervising and evaluating subordinate staff.
• Visiting care sites regularly to ensure care provided is appropriate and documented.
• Counseling and disciplining subordinate staff and conferring with the Behavioral Health Director or designee regarding personnel issues.
• Providing required nursing coverage at all programs of responsibility.

A few reasons why you might love this job:

• Your leadership will be used to improves the lives of the diverse, marginalized community that we serve.
• You will be part of a Division that has several programs that help our clients learn to manager their lives and mental health conditions more effective and improve their quality of life.
• You will spend your day with a team that is dedicated, passionate and, most importantly, focused on Contra Costa County's common mission and goals to serve our community.

A few challenges you might face in this job:

• You will encounter unpredictable daily workflow and work assignments.
• You will have to problem-solve as issues arise and prioritize our scarce resources.

Competencies Required:

• Decision making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Handling and resolving conflict: Managing interpersonally strained situations
• Thinking & Acting Systematically: Formulating objectives, priorities, and implementing plans consistent with the short term and long-term interests of the department
• Managing Performance: Ensuring superior individual and group performance
• Strategic Thinking & Perspective: Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives

To read the complete job description, please click here . The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future openings for up to 6 months.

Minimum Qualifications

License and Certification Required: Candidates must possess and maintain throughout the duration of employment: a current, valid and unrestricted Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing; AND a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or CPR certification issued by the American Red Cross (Healthcare Provider).

Applicants are required to attach a copy of their license to their application.

Education: Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in nursing, hospital or health care administration, or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university. For Professional Development assignments, a Bachelor’s Degree in Education may be substituted for the BSN.

Experience: Four (4) years of full-time experience, or its equivalent, as a Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital, community mental health system, or correctional medical setting, two (2) years of which must have been as a Charge Nurse or in a similar supervisory capacity. One (1) year of the required experience must have been in the specialty area of the assigned program.

Selection Process

1. Application Filing and Evaluation: Applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated to determine which candidates will move forward in the next phase of the recruitment process.

2. Training & Experience Evaluation: Candidates who clearly demonstrate that they possess the minimum qualifications will have their training and experience evaluated. The responses to the supplemental questions, at the time of filing, will be evaluated to determine each candidate's relevant education, training, and/or experience as presented on the application and supplemental questionnaire. (Weighted 100%)

The Human Resources Department may change the examination steps noted above in accordance with the Personnel Management Regulations and accepted selection practices.

CONVICTION HISTORY

After you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be 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 used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with Contra Costa County. If you accept a conditional job offer, the Human Resources department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Contra Costa County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of Contra Costa County to consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

To find more information on Benefits offered by Contra Costa County, please go to https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/1343/Employee-Benefits

Closing Date/Time: 6/29/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$206,760.22 - $227,953.14 Annually