Licensed Vocational Nurse, CF; California Men's Colony, San Luis Obispo

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Our mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care back to their communities, equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. We aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices.

This position is located at California Men's Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County. Main communication for this position will be through email.

About the Role

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 20, and related Excluded, Exempt, and Statutory Exempt employees, to have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis, and permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition based on hours worked in the pay period.

Under the supervision of the Supervising Registered Nurse (SRN) II/III, Correctional Facility (CF), and the clinical guidance of the Registered Nurse (RN), CF, the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides a basic and technical level of general nursing care to patients in correctional health care settings. The LVN ensures the delivery of appropriate and timely health care to patients in collaboration with the health care team, provides technical patient care under valid provider orders, and supports daily health care operations. The LVN communicates effectively with patients and other members of the health care team, addresses ongoing patient needs, and promotes efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective use of health care resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide a basic and technical level of general nursing care to patients in correctional health care settings.
• Deliver appropriate and timely health care to patients in collaboration with the health care team.
• Provide technical patient care under valid authorization by a provider’s order and the delegation and clinical direction of the RN, CF.
• Support the care team for daily health care operations.
• Communicate effectively with patients and other members of the health care team.
• Address the ongoing needs of patients and work with physicians and other health care providers.
• Promote the efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective use of health care resources.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid, active license from the State of California to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.