Licensed Psychiatric Tech (LPT) / Licensed Vocation Nurse (LVN)

Overview

Schedule: Monday through Friday, from 8:30am to 5pm.

Compensation We Offer: The initial compensation for this position ranges from $32.30 to $39.72 per hour, depending on experience, location, and internal equity considerations. 8% License Differential for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD., and select Peer Certifications. 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions.

Benefits We Offer: Benefits Eligibility starts on day one. We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, and a 401K employer match up to 4%. See our Benefits Page HERE.

Responsibilities

• Affords assistance to the staff RN and Psychiatrist in the implementation of nursing processes in the agency.
• Implements youth's medical treatment plan and medication orders.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary teams, organizes, and provides education to staff, parents, and youth regarding health, safety, psychiatric, and medication issues.
• Schedules medical, dental, and laboratory appointments considering medical requirements, service, and transportation schedules.
• Schedules external psychiatric appointments and follows-up as delegated by the attending psychiatrist.
• Follows MD orders, oversees, evaluates, and implements all activities and functions around ordering, monitoring, documenting, and the handling of medications.
• Maintains and manages the medical and psychiatric records and Private Health Information (PHI) in an organized and timely manner, meeting the standards of care, accreditation, licensing requirements, and patient care needs.
• Monitors medications for potential medication side effects.
• Attends committees, team, and staff meetings.
• Performs other related responsibilities, as assigned, to support specific department/business needs.

Qualifications

• Completion of a prescribed course of study and training in a school accredited by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, and received a license through the Board of Vocational Nursing or a certificate through the Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California.
• One (1) year clinical experience required.

Job Competencies

• Nursing Decision-Making/Critical Thinking
• Documents Clearly and Accurately
• Encourages Customer Focus
• Collaborates with Team Members
• Medication Management

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Driving Required

May have unsupervised contact with children. Requires full background check and TB Exam.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability. We will consider for employment, qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.