LVN
Lancaster, California
Posted Sep 1 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- LVN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1927 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
LVN Nurse
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Division/Program
High Desert Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center
Starting
Compensation
28.00 - 30.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location
Lancaster, CA
Working Hours/Shift
On call 7:00 pm - 7:30 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)
Licensure
Valid, active California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license.
Education
Graduation from an accredited school of licensed vocational nursing or psychiatric technology; an associate degree is preferred.
Experience
Minimum of one (1) year of experience providing treatment to individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting.
Minimum of one (1) year of experience in medication administration.
Driving Requirement: Valid California Driver's License is preferred.
How you will make a difference (job overview)
The LVN/LPT provides direct client care including medications. Maintains vigilance over the general milieu within the facility to facilitate quality client care, optimum facility operations and preserve the safety of all therein. Visually and audibly observes, documents in writing and reports orally or in writing the physical or mental condition of patients to the Registered Nurse in charge of the facility on the shift and the attending physician.
Orders, prepares, administers and documents the administration of medication for clients according to physician’s orders. Confirms delivery of all ordered medication(s) from pharmacy on shift worked. Responsible for writing summary on clients as assigned.
Makes written or oral shift assignments and plans, organizes and directs the nursing activities of the unit (when needed and assigned) to assure quality care delivery.
Division & Program
Overview
Facility & Setting: 24/7 walk-in outpatient urgent care
Clinical Services Rapid mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, and medication support
Length of Stay: Short-term stabilization (up to 24 hours)
Population Served: Serves up to 12 adults (18 + ) and 6 adolescents (ages 13-17)
Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/
Application details and notices
For Additional Information
Stgarcia@starsinc.com
Sourced from Stars Behavioral Health Group’s careers page.
“Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience providing treatment to individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting. Minimum of one (1) year of experience” · from this posting
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
- Lancaster, California
- Median rent
- $1,764/mo
- Local household income
- $81,511/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.
Lancaster sits in the high desert of the Antelope Valley, about an hour north of Los Angeles. Wide-open skies, Joshua trees, and a rugged Mojave backdrop define the landscape. The revitalized Lancaster Boulevard corridor offers dining and events, while nearby Edwards Air Force Base anchors a strong aerospace community.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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