Alvarado Parkway Institute (API) provides comprehensive adult inpatient behavioral health and addictive disorders services in a 66 bed hospital setting located in La Mesa, California. At Alvarado Parkway Institute, we are committed to improving the mental health and well-being of our community. Alvarado Parkway Institute is San Diego's leading provider of comprehensive mental health and substance abuse care. API offers a variety of Outpatient Services designed to assist patients in functioning at the highest level.

API provides Partial Hospitalization services and Intensive Outpatient services. These programs emphasize symptom management, community integration and prevention of hospitalization or re-hospitalization. Value added services enhance the patient's treatment experience. Our mission at API is to improve mental health and quality of life by helping people maximize their potential.

Alvarado Parkway Institute offers a comprehensive benefit package for our full time and part time employees including a generous PDO (Paid Days Off) accrual rate. We offer Sharp and Kaiser HMO medical plans, Guardian Dental, Aetna Vision and other value added plans including Aflac and Legal Shield. Alvarado Parkway Institute provides a $15,000 Basic Life and AD& D benefit paid for in full by API.

Are you interested in working in a fast paced, challenging behavioral healthcare organization?  

Are you interested in a position that is rewarding and makes a difference in the lives of others? 

Alvarado Parkway Institute has a need for your talent and compassion; API wants to hear from you! 

Alvarado Parkway Institute is a free-standing psychiatric hospital in La Mesa, California with four Intensive Outpatient/Partial Hospitalization Programs. Alvarado Parkway Institute (API) provides comprehensive adult inpatient behavioral health and addictive disorders services in a 66 bed hospital setting located in La Mesa, California. At Alvarado Parkway Institute, we are committed to improving the mental health and well-being of our community. Alvarado Parkway Institute is San Diego's leading provider of comprehensive mental health and substance abuse care. API offers a variety of Outpatient Services designed to assist patients in functioning at the highest level. API provides Partial Hospitalization services and Intensive Outpatient services. These programs emphasize symptom management, community integration and prevention of hospitalization or re-hospitalization. Value added services enhance the patient's treatment experience. 

Our mission at API is to improve mental health and quality of life by helping people maximize their potential.

API has a generous benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and opportunities for annual professional development for our full time and part time employees.

Alvarado Parkway Institute is hiring Registered Nurses at our main campus in La Mesa, CA 

Sign on Bonus for Full Time and Part Time Registered Nurses offered for a limited time!

This is a Part Time (24-29 hours per week) Registered Nurse PM Shift position. 

The RN is responsible for the delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care to adults with emotional or psychiatric disorders. The RN position will serve actively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team, supporting the organization and program philosophy of care; to ensure the safety and well-being of each patient.

The RN demonstrates sound leadership and strong communication skills

Record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others

The RN displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures / familiarity of psychotropic medications

Interventions common to acute psychotic as well as to non-violent crises intervention practice

The RN has basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the psychiatric patient population

Basic knowledge of medical terminology especially those terms associated with psychiatric care

Experience:

Registered Nurse 1 year preferred.

Psychiatric RN     1 year preferred but not required.

License:

Registered Nurse Current State of California Board of Registered Nursing License in good standing required.

BLS Healthcare Provider CPR Certificate

Join our team of compassionate healthcare professionals and commit to improving mental health and quality of life by helping people maximize their potential.  

Work where you can make a positive impact and lasting difference in people's lives

The successful candidate must be a California licensed Registered Nurse who has demonstrated clinical and managerial experience. At least one year of prior experience preferred. Provides assessments and services requiring nursing skills in accordance with the plan of care. Develops and coordinates the plan of care and provides case management.

•     CA Licensed Registered Nurse
•     CPR card that meets AHA Health Care Provider requirements
•     Prior psychiatric nursing experience preferred

Join our team of compassionate healthcare professionals and commit to improving mental health and quality of life.  Work where you can make a positive impact and lasting difference in people's lives by helping people maximize their potential. 

Visit our website at www.apibhs.com go to the Careers tab, see the drop down menu for Employment Opportunities.