FT Psychiatric LVN or RN- PM Shift 2:45pm-11:15pm
La Mesa, California
Posted Jun 30 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 8-hour 8 hour
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour 8 hour
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $10/hr below the median
The median for Psychiatric in California is $52/hr, across 11 postings.
About this role
Psychiatric Nurse Job Summary. Full-time PM shift 2:45pm-11:15pm and mid-shift 10:00am-6:30pm. Must be available Saturdays and some Sundays.
A Registered Nurse (RN) or LVN with experience in mental health to provide nursing care and mental health interventions to residents in a residential mental health/co-occurring crisis house for adults. Additionally, the job duties include the charge nurse for the facility that provides supervision and training to the nurses on staff. Provide clients with daily medications and pharmacotherapy education.
Monitor the safety and behavior of clients. Assist with admissions. Milieu therapy and group therapy sessions.
Ensure the basic health and wellness of the facility. Work together with psychiatrist and nurse practitioner, along with other mental health professionals in the treatment team. Provide supervision, training, and charge of the staff nurses.
Organize and manage the nursing station. Complete MAR audits.
Sourced from a public job board.
“Organize and manage the nursing station complete MAR audits * _*\*\*Must have at least 1 year of mental health experience. Please do not apply to this position if you do not have at least 1 year of experience in mental…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN or LVN
- LVN or RN
Benefits
- Dental insurance, Health insurance, Flexible schedule, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Life insurance, 401(k)
Place
- City
- La Mesa, California
- Median rent
- $2,049/mo
- Local household income
- $95,028/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
La Mesa, known as the "Jewel of the Hills," sits just east of San Diego with a relaxed suburban feel, tree-lined streets, and a charming downtown village. Nurses enjoy a sunny climate, easy freeway access to major hospital systems, and Mount Helix trails nearby for unwinding after shifts.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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Jackson House is a residential mental health and co-occurring crisis house for adults located in La Mesa, California. The facility operates under the umbrella of Alvarado Parkway Institute and provides crisis stabilization services for adults experiencing mental health and co-occurring…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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