On-Call LVN / LPT
Victorville, California
Posted Aug 13 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 8-hour rotating
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour rotating
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- LVN
More role details
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
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
On-Call Overnight LVN / LPT
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Division/Program
Desert Hills Crisis Residential Treatment
Starting
Compensation
30.00 - 35.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location
Victorville, CA
Working Hours/Shift
Friday - Monday (Any Shift) AM - 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM PM - 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM Overnight - 10:00 PM - 6:30 AM
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 (Qualifications)
Education &
Licensure
Active, valid California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license.
Graduation from an accredited school of licensed vocational nursing or psychiatric technology.
Associate degree preferred.
Experience
Minimum of one (1) year of experience with medication administration (Required).
One (1) year of experience treating individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting (Preferred).
Safety & Compliance
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Current CPR certification.
First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross).
How you will make a difference
The LVN / LPT is responsible for providing direct client care, including medication administration and supervising the nursing activities of unit staff. Key duties include ordering, preparing, and documenting medications according to physician orders and confirming pharmacy deliveries. The role also requires communicating important information to the team, writing weekly client summaries as assigned, and maintaining accurate nursing documentation throughout the shift. This position also performs other related duties as needed.
Division/Program
Overview
Program: The Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) is a short-term voluntary residential facility.
Population Served: Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.
Facility & Setting: Short-term voluntary residential facility, 24/7 Program
Clinical Services: Therapeutic and mental health services, Medication evaluation and support services, Crisis intervention
Length of Stay: Short-term
Skills & Transition: Pre-vocational or vocational counseling, transition back to community
Skills & Services: Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services, Daily exercise and health/wellness education
Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/ For Additional Information: mlawrence@starsinc.com
Sourced from Stars Behavioral Health Group’s careers page.
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Requirements
- LVN
- LPT
Benefits highlights
- Continuing education credits
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- On-the-job training
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Victorville, California
- Median rent
- $1,618/mo
- Local household income
- $74,410/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
- Address
- Victorville, CA, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Victorville sits in California's High Desert along historic Route 66, offering RNs a laid-back Mojave Desert lifestyle with easy access to the San Bernardino Mountains and a roughly 90-minute drive to Los Angeles.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?