Full-Time Licensed Vocational Nurse

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Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.

Full Time Licensed Vocational Nurse/ Licensed Psychiatric Technician AM

(Children/Youth 24/7 Inpatient) Psychiatric Health Facility

32.00 - 34.00 USD Per Hour

Bakersfield, CA

AM Shift Sat-Mon 6AM-630PM

• Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
  
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.
  
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  

+ Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.

+ Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

• Professional Growth Opportunities:
  

+ On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.

+ Career development programs designed to help you grow.

+ Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

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• Graduation from an accredited school of licensed vocational nursing or psychiatric technology required.
  
• Associate�s degree in nursing or social sciences preferred.
  
• (1) year nursing experience required, preferably treating the mentally ill in an inpatient setting. (Clinical nursing school rotations may be substituted for work experience)
  
• (1) year medication administration experience preferred.
  
• A valid California LVN or LPT license is required.
  

• Visually and audibly observes, documents in writing, and reports orally or in writing the physical or mental condition to the Registered Nurse in charge of the facility on the shift and the attending physician.
  
• Orders, prepares, administers, and documents the administration of medication for clients according to physician�s orders. Confirms delivery of all ordered medication from pharmacy on shift worked.
  
• Responsible for writing daily summary of clients as assigned.
  
• Attend and participate in morning rounds, change of shift meetings, and treatment team meetings as scheduled on the assignment sheet.
  
• Provides other nursing duties including first aid and medical intervention within scope of licensure as necessary for each individual client.
  
• Communicates pertinent information verbally and in writing to all team members.
  
• Prepares, presents, and coordinates or supervises a verbal or written change of shift report.
  

• 24/7 inpatient involuntary program
  
• 16-bed facility for acute youth (ages 5-17)
  
• Intensive treatment programs with individualized care plans
  
• Available for contracting Central Valley counties
  
• Moves clients through five phases: admission; engagement; learning; stabilization and linkage to resources and aftercare
  

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In accordance with California law, the grade for this position is 26.16 - 41.85. Placement within the grade is determined based on experience, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.