Job Description
Encode INC is seeking a local contract nurse RN Vaccination for a local contract nursing job in Palo Alto, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Vaccination
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/28/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 32 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Local Contract
Registered Nurse (RN) – Immunization / Vaccination Initiative
Location: Palo Alto, CA 94306
Worksite: 2701 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Contract Period: September 28, 2026 – November 30, 2026
Openings: 2
Job Type: Full-Time Contract
Setting: In-Store / Community Healthcare
Schedule: Sunday–Saturday, 10:00 AM–6:30 PM
⏱️ Hours: 32 hours/week
Position Overview
We are seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) to support an in-store vaccination initiative in a community healthcare setting.
The RN will be responsible for safely administering a variety of vaccines, including Flu, COVID-19, MMR, and other immunizations, while providing compassionate, professional, and patient-focused care.
PPE will be provided.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer vaccines including Flu, COVID-19, MMR, and other required immunizations.
- Perform medication administration safely and accurately.
- Provide compassionate and professional patient care.
- Communicate effectively with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
- Provide appropriate patient education related to vaccinations and healthcare.
- Follow established clinical, safety, and infection-control procedures.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals and support staff.
- Adapt to changing patient needs and workflow requirements.
- Contribute to a positive, caring, energetic, and team-oriented environment.
- Support quality patient outcomes and excellent patient experiences.
- Maintain flexibility with work hours based on operational requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Active, full, and unrestricted RN license in the state where you will be working.
- At least 1 year of related nursing experience, including immunization experience and providing quality patient care.
- BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
- Strong clinical skills, including medication administration.
- Ability and willingness to administer vaccinations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Verifiable High School Diploma or GED.
- Must not be listed on the DEA Excluded Parties List.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate should:
- Demonstrate empathy and compassion toward patients and colleagues.
- Communicate professionally and effectively.
- Be comfortable working in a dynamic community healthcare environment.
- Adapt quickly to changing circumstances and patient needs.
- Work effectively as part of a healthcare team.
- Demonstrate strong attention to patient safety and quality of care.
- Be flexible with working hours.
Work Environment
- In-person, patient-facing position
- In-store/community healthcare environment
- PPE provided
- Onsite work as needed
- Flexible scheduling may be required
Submission Requirement
A completed candidate questionnaire must be included with every candidate submission.
Position Highlights
✔️ Registered Nurse – Immunization
✔️ Vaccination-focused clinical role
✔️ Multiple vaccine types, including Flu, COVID-19 & MMR
✔️ Patient-facing environment
✔️ PPE provided
✔️ 2 openings
✔️ 32 hours/week
✔️ Palo Alto, CA
About Encode INC
At Encode, we empower organizations and individuals through innovative, human-centric workforce and technology solutions. With decades of experience and a proven track record, we deliver more than just healthcare staffing, we provide integrated, strategic support across industries, with particular strength in federal and government contracts.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Referral bonus
- Life insurance
- Medical benefits
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Palo Alto, CA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $50–$56 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 1997 |
| Website | http://www.encodeinc.com/ |
About Company
You are a smart, motivated IT professional seeking ongoing opportunities for professional and financial growth. We are Encode, Inc., an award winning Specialty Systems Integrator and IT Staff Augmentation provider. We work with a close knit community of well-proven IT professionals and a roster of Fortune 1,000 commercial as well as government clients to enable people, leverage technology and exceed expectations.
Join us…working together we improve the world. We make it safer, more efficient and less error prone.
We have close to twenty years of experience working with major vendors’ infrastructure products. We seek accomplished IT professionals to conduct needs assessments, solution architecture, product implementation, system integration, system testing, performance tuning, production support and “best practices” mentoring around a broad range of these technologies with a particular focus on messaging, security, data management, portal, ecommerce, and virtualization.
In addition to continued exposure to interesting and varied project work, Encode offers a rich compensation package that may include a variety of additional benefits (depending on circumstances) including relocation assistance, technical training, INS sponsorship, weekly travel allowance, etc.
Check out our postings and if any of our current requirements match your skillset, apply today for immediate consideration.
Our clients depend on Encode to identify, screen and retain the best technical subject matter experts available. Speak with one of our recruiters today by clicking on the APPLY button.
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
- Clinical Competencyunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Community Healthunmatched
- Federal Contractsunmatched
- Federal Governmentunmatched
- Government Contractsunmatched
- Health Planunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Infection Controlunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Medication Administrationunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Patient Educationunmatched
- Patient Safetyunmatched
- Pharmacovigilanceunmatched
- Quality of Careunmatched
- Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)unmatched
- Vaccinationunmatched
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