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Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

LVN/Licensed Psychiatric Technician - Nursing

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSanta Rosa, CA, USA$35 - $44 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school education, GED, or equivalent is required.
  • A current Licensed Psychiatric Technician or Licensed Vocational Nurse license is required.
  • Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification is required or must be obtained during the initial orientation period.
  • Completion of the verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program approved by the Chief Nursing Officer is required.
  • High-school-level reading and writing skills and legible handwriting are required.
  • Basic knowledge of detoxification assessment and treatment procedures is required.
  • Familiarity with addiction as a disease, 12-step treatment, and cognitive aspects of addictive disease treatment is required.
  • Ability to identify withdrawal signs from major classes of abused substances and apply this knowledge in patient care is required; candidates without these skills upon hire must demonstrate the ability to learn them through the organization's orientation and training program within a reasonable timeframe.
  • Ability to maintain patient confidentiality is required.
  • Ability and willingness to interact with people from varied social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds is required.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team is required.
  • Good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills are required.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, expanding environment is required.
  • Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations and work amid noise, conversation, foot traffic, and frequent interruptions is required.
  • Ability to move between tasks, remain flexible, and work with differences of opinion is required.
  • Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp is required.
  • Ability to perceive object attributes by touch, including size, shape, temperature, and texture, is required.
  • Ability to communicate ideas and detailed verbal instructions accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly, is required.
  • Hearing sufficient to perceive sound with no less than 40 dB loss at 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz, with or without correction, and to make fine sound discriminations is required.
  • Ability to perform repetitive motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers is required.
  • Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects is required.
  • Visual acuity, with or without correction, sufficient to complete administrative and clerical tasks and observe patients is required.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver direct patient care under appropriate clinical supervision to patients with addictive disease, substance or chemical dependency, or psychiatric and chemical dependency disorders.
  • Actively and constructively participate as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and support the organization's and adult program's philosophy of care.
  • Maintain knowledge of occupational health hazards, including bloodborne pathogen exposures, and participate in further training.
  • Help identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths.
  • Modify treatment plans based on observations of patients' behavior.
  • Provide input into discharge planning.
  • Monitor patients' progress.
  • Communicate information about patients' behavior to other members of the treatment team.
  • Maintain communication with patients, family members, and referral sources in patients' interests.
  • Co-facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups within the adolescent treatment program.
  • Encourage and facilitate patients' participation in therapeutic activities.
  • Supervise patients to ensure their safety and involvement in treatment.
  • Provide input during shift reports.
  • Administer medications prescribed by a physician.
  • Assist dietary staff in identifying patients on special diets and ensuring compliance with dietary orders.
  • Provide general nursing care assistance as assigned and supervised by the charge nurse.
  • Accompany and transport patients as assigned.
  • Orient new patients to the unit, program, and milieu.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living in accordance with their treatment plans, needs, age, and developmental level.
  • Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic environment, including facilitating community meetings.
  • Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation and perform clerical and administrative assignments supporting patient care and organizational operations.
  • Complete required orientation and competency assessments and participate in activities that support professional growth and development.
  • Uphold the organization's ethics and customer service standards and perform related duties as requested.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology and principles of human behavior is preferred.
  • Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living are helpful.

About the Company

Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Operates inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services at two Northern California campuses, Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, with 117 and 144 acute psychiatric beds respectively. Care is provided through a multidisciplinary team that creates individualized treatment plans for adolescents and adults with conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and co-occurring substance use disorders, including 24-hour monitoring and stabilization. As part of Signature Healthcare Services, it connects to a nationwide network of 19 psychiatric hospitals to coordinate broader regional care. The goal is to help patients recover by delivering continuous, patient-centered care within a regional mental health system.

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