Licensed Vocational Nurse
Fresno, California
LVN
Still listed, seen 6 days ago · Posted Aug 23 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 13
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 1 a week · 13 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- LVN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Shift differential
- +$2/hr
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Partner with us in making a positive change!
Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.
Job Title
Part-Time Licensed Vocational Nurse / Licensed Psychiatric Technician
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Division/Program
Crisis Residential Treatment Facility
Starting
Compensation
32.00 - 34.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location
Fresno, CA
Working Hours/Shift
Every Wednesday, 1800-0630 NOC/Overnight. $2 NOC
- Shift Differential
Why Join Our Team?
Competitive
Compensation
Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience. Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.
Professional Growth Opportunities
On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities. Career development programs designed to help you grow. Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).
Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication
What you bring to SBHG
Licensure
A valid California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license is required.
Education
High School diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED, HiSET) is required. An associate degree in nursing or a social science field is preferred.
Experience
One (1) year of nursing experience is required, preferably treating individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting. (Clinical nursing school rotations may be substituted for a portion of this work experience). One (1) year of medication administration experience is preferred.
How you will make a difference
Provides direct nursing care and supervises same provided by all nursing staff on the shift worked. Makes written or oral shift assignments and plans, organizes, and directs the nursing activities of the unit, assuring quality care delivery. Visually and audibly observes, documents in writing, and reports orally or in writing the physical or mental condition to the Program Manager and the attending physician or nurse practitioner.
Orders, prepares, administers, and documents the administration of medication for clients according to physicians’ or nurse practitioners’ orders. Confirms delivery of all ordered medication from pharmacy on shift worked. Responsible for writing a weekly summary on clients as assigned.
Monitors and maintains appropriate nursing documentation in the medical record for shift worked.
Division/Program
Overview
- 24/7 inpatient voluntary program
- 16-bed facility for adults (ages 18-59)
- Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services
- Pre-vocational or vocational counseling
- Medication evaluation and support services
Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/
Application details and notices
For Additional Information
CencalJobs@Starsinc.com
Sourced from Stars Behavioral Health Group’s careers page.
“An associate degree in nursing or a social science field is preferred. Experience: One (1) year of nursing experience is required, preferably treating individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting. (Clinical n…” · from this posting
Requirements
- California Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Licensed Psychiatric Technician
Benefits highlights
- Continuing education credits
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- On-the-job training
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Fresno, California
- Rent against this pay
- 76% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $70,991/yr
- Metro price level
- 2% above the national average
$1,421 median rent against $1,859 a month at $33/hr for 13 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Fresno area index 102.2, where 100 is the national average.
Fresno sits in California's Central Valley, offering nurses an affordable launchpad to Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia national parks within roughly an hour's drive. The Tower District brings local flavor with eateries, shops, and nightlife, while the city's diverse patient populations give RNs broad clinical experience.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Beyond the city itself, concrete detail on your pay band, schedule, ratios, residency, and day-to-day unit life is not in what we can show you yet. That gap is real — plan to ask those questions straight when you apply.…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Worth asking
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- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?