Licensed Vocation Nurse/Licensed Psychiatric Tech

National Psychiatric Care and Rehabilitation Services • Sacramento, CA

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About The Position

The Licensed Vocational Nurse provides direct general medical and psychiatric nursing care to clients. Duties include completing facility-designated assessment instruments assigned to the LVN; collecting and documenting assessment data; developing, reviewing, and updating client individual service plans (ISPs) within the facility's level of care; implementing physician orders and ISPs; administering medications and prescribed treatments; monitoring and documenting client status; and communicating changes in condition promptly. Assessment data and ISPs requiring Registered Nurse review are submitted for RN clinical review, analysis, concurrence or direction for revision, and signature in accordance with facility policy and applicable requirements.

All medical and psychiatric care, treatment decisions, and medication regimens are directed by treating physicians. The LVN practices under the direction of a licensed physician or Registered Nurse. The Director of Nursing provides nursing oversight, competency validation, clinical guidance, and monitoring of nursing practice. The Program Director provides administrative and operational supervision. The LVN collaborates with physicians, nursing and program leadership, pharmacy personnel, case managers, therapists, support staff, Mental Health Workers, Activities staff, and other interdisciplinary team members.

The LVN may be assigned duties commonly performed by a Certified Nurse Assistant, support staff member, Mental Health Worker, or Activities staff member when trained and competent. The employee remains accountable as an LVN and must continue to meet all assigned licensed nursing responsibilities. Such assignments must not delay or interfere with safe medication administration, treatments, monitoring, documentation, response to changes in condition, or other required licensed nursing functions.

Requirements

• Current, active, and unrestricted California Licensed Vocational Nurse license issued by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
• Graduation from a California-approved vocational nursing program or another educational pathway accepted by the Board for California LVN licensure.
• Current Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification.
• Ability to pass required background, health-screening, tuberculosis, and employment-clearance requirements.
• Ability to use PointClickCare or the designated electronic health record, eMAR, secure communication systems, and standard office technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with clients, physicians, staff, families, case managers, and other authorized parties.
• Maintain eligibility to work in the licensed facility setting and immediately disclose to the Director of Nursing, Program Director, and Human Resources any license lapse, restriction, accusation, disciplinary action, exclusion, criminal matter, or other event that may affect authority or eligibility to perform assigned duties.
• Complete initial and ongoing competency validation for assigned clinical procedures, assessment instruments, medication systems, emergency procedures, and Lead responsibilities, as applicable to the assigned classification.

Nice To Haves

• IV therapy and blood-withdrawal certification when not required by assigned duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct general medical and psychiatric nursing care to clients.
• Complete assigned facility-designated assessment instruments and collect and document assessment data.
• Develop, review, and update client individual service plans (ISPs) within the facility's level of care.
• Submit assessment data and ISPs requiring RN review for clinical review, analysis, concurrence or direction for revision, and signature.
• Implement physician orders and ISPs, administer medications and prescribed treatments, and monitor and document client status.
• Communicate changes in client condition promptly.
• Collaborate with treating physicians, nursing and program leadership, pharmacy personnel, case managers, therapists, support staff, Mental Health Workers, Activities staff, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Perform duties commonly assigned to CNA, support, Mental Health Worker, or Activities staff when trained and competent, without neglecting licensed nursing responsibilities or compromising client safety.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed