Behavioral Health The Registered Nurse’s (RN) primary job function is to oversee all aspects of the health and medical needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.
License
RN licenseMust possess valid CA driver license and maintain current automobile liability insurance.
Term
Permanent
Do you qualify?
License
Must possess valid CA driver license and maintain current automobile liability insurance.
Certification
Must meet and maintain all Company, State and Regional Center training requirements and certifications, including but not
Experience
Must maintain a clean driving record (No more than 3 traffic violations in a 3-year period excluding parking tickets).
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Must pass and maintain a criminal history background clearance from the Department of Justice.
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Must meet health condition screening requirements to perform type of work required and pass a TB test, per California Health
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Must provide proof of employment authorization and identity within three days of being hired.
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Must be able to lift minimum of 50 lbs.
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and Human Services Agency (LIC 503).
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Ability to effectively communicate in the spoken and written English language and demonstrate good writing skills (legibility,
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spelling, grammar).
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limited to CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, First Aid, CPR and Medication Training.
Preferred
License
Possess and maintain a valid California Registered Nursing license; Bachelors of Nursing preferred.Check your license
Below most California staff postingsCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $96/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $73/hr, across 3,751 postings.
The role and schedule
Patients
The Registered Nurse’s (RN) primary job function is to oversee all aspects of the health and medical needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.The Registered Nurse’s (RN) primary job function is to oversee all aspects of the health and medical needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.
The workplace
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Ambitions CA
Hiring organization
This is a full-time, 40-hour-a-week RN role posted at $40.00 an hour, with staff describing meaningful care work alongside real staffing strain. Long Beach sits about 21 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and works as its own coastal hub,…
The Registered Nurse’s (RN) primary job function is to oversee all aspects of the health and medical needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. The Registered Nurse is a hourly position.
Qualifications & Requirements
Possess and maintain a valid California Registered Nursing license; Bachelors of Nursing preferred.
Must pass and maintain a criminal history background clearance from the Department of Justice.
Must meet health condition screening requirements to perform type of work required and pass a TB test, per California Health
and Human Services Agency (LIC 503).
Ability to effectively communicate in the spoken and written English language and demonstrate good writing skills (legibility
spelling, grammar).
Must meet and maintain all Company, State and Regional Center training requirements and certifications, including but not
limited to CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, First Aid, CPR and Medication Training.
Must provide proof of employment authorization and identity within three days of being hired.
Must be able to lift minimum of 50 lbs.
Must possess valid CA driver license and maintain current automobile liability insurance.
Must maintain a clean driving record (No more than 3 traffic violations in a 3-year period excluding parking tickets).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Life insurance
Referral program
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Neighborhoods+Belmont Shore and the Eastside are the in-city picks locals name first for safety and a walkable coastal life; threads treat Belmont Shore as the strongest Long Beach option, while some people with Long Beach jobs look instead at Irvine, Santa Ana, or Costa Mesa. Alamitos Heights (median home $941,800) sits near Downtown, the beaches, and Cal State Long Beach; Bixby Knolls ($791,050) is walkable with community events and cultural venues; Naples ($896,633) is three canal islands on Alamitos Bay with a boating culture. El Dorado Park ($713,033) and Lakewood Village ($673,983) are quieter and more suburban. Downtown and Alamitos Beach condos are the usual lower-priced entry, though agents often warn they are not automatically the better daily experience, and citywide typical sale prices sit in the mid-$800,000s with lifestyle changing sharply by block.
Belmont Shore and the Eastside are the in-city picks locals name first for safety and a walkable coastal life; threads treat Belmont Shore as the strongest Long Beach option, while some people with Long Beach jobs look instead at Irvine, Santa Ana, or Costa Mesa. Alamitos Heights (median home $941,800) sits near Downtown, the beaches, and Cal State Long Beach; Bixby Knolls ($791,050) is walkable with community events and cultural venues; Naples ($896,633) is three canal islands on Alamitos Bay with a boating culture.
El Dorado Park ($713,033) and Lakewood Village ($673,983) are quieter and more suburban. Downtown and Alamitos Beach condos are the usual lower-priced entry, though agents often warn they are not automatically the better daily experience, and citywide typical sale prices sit in the mid-$800,000s with lifestyle changing sharply by block.
Getting around+Long Beach sits about 21 miles south of downtown Los Angeles on the Los Angeles–Orange County line, so many residents treat it as a self-contained hub with access to both counties, but I-405 and I-710 delays are a standing complaint and parking is described as a daily reality. Walk Score is cited around 73 and bike around 70, with paved shoreline paths from downtown to the eastern beaches and multiple local transit networks; the train is named as the cheapest way all the way to LAX, though it is slow. Airplane noise from Long Beach Airport and industrial noise from the port concentrate in certain corridors, so the specific block matters as much as the neighborhood for a hospital-shift lifestyle.
Long Beach sits about 21 miles south of downtown Los Angeles on the Los Angeles–Orange County line, so many residents treat it as a self-contained hub with access to both counties, but I-405 and I-710 delays are a standing complaint and parking is described as a daily reality. Walk Score is cited around 73 and bike around 70, with paved shoreline paths from downtown to the eastern beaches and multiple local transit networks; the train is named as the cheapest way all the way to LAX, though it is slow.
Airplane noise from Long Beach Airport and industrial noise from the port concentrate in certain corridors, so the specific block matters as much as the neighborhood for a hospital-shift lifestyle.
Outdoors+A paved walking and biking path runs the shoreline from downtown to the east side and is used daily for walking, biking, paddleboarding, and beach volleyball, with Shoreline Park’s lighthouse, small sandy beach, and fishing platforms looking out at the Queen Mary. El Dorado Park is a 390-acre regional park anchoring its namesake neighborhood; Heartwell Park serves Lakewood Village; Bluff Park is a scenic green space; Naples’ three islands and canals on Alamitos Bay are for walking and boating. On the Cal State Long Beach side, Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden on Determination Drive and Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens at 6400 E Bixby Hill Rd add quieter garden time. Harbor cruises leave near the aquarium for a 45-minute loop past the Queen Mary, the oil islands, and sometimes seals.
A paved walking and biking path runs the shoreline from downtown to the east side and is used daily for walking, biking, paddleboarding, and beach volleyball, with Shoreline Park’s lighthouse, small sandy beach, and fishing platforms looking out at the Queen Mary. El Dorado Park is a 390-acre regional park anchoring its namesake neighborhood; Heartwell Park serves Lakewood Village; Bluff Park is a scenic green space; Naples’ three islands and canals on Alamitos Bay are for walking and boating.
On the Cal State Long Beach side, Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden on Determination Drive and Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens at 6400 E Bixby Hill Rd add quieter garden time. Harbor cruises leave near the aquarium for a 45-minute loop past the Queen Mary, the oil islands, and sometimes seals.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Long Beach
Long Beach is a 467,000-person port city twenty-one miles south of downtown Los Angeles that functions as its own coastal hub rather than an LA suburb: a paved shoreline path from downtown to Belmont Shore, Naples canals on Alamitos Bay, the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Queen Mary, Cambodia Town, and a Pride festival with decades of roots. Typical homes land in the mid-$800,000s—Alamitos Heights and Naples near $900,000, Bixby Knolls around $790,000, Lakewood Village and El Dorado Park roughly $670,000–$715,000—cheaper than Huntington Beach or Santa Monica but still far above U.S. norms, with older houses, insurance, and HOA surprises. Locals praise the laid-back mix and the food (Monorom, Phnom Penh Noodle Shack, Joe Jost's, The Attic) and warn that I-405 and I-710 delays, scarce parking, airport and port noise, uneven crime and schools, and homelessness are the real daily taxes. Eastside and Belmont Shore are the safety-and-walkability default; El Dorado's 390-acre park and Lakewood Village suit families. Weather almost never drops below 50°F or tops 85°F, so the beach path can be a year-round recovery tool if you choose the right block.
