Day Shift Mental Health LVN/LPT
Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc.
Victorville, California
The LVN / LPT is responsible for providing direct client care, including medication administration and supervising the nursing activities of unit staff.
- Shift and hours
- Day shift · 10-hour AM shift, 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Day Shift Mental Health LVN/LPT 10 Hour AM Shift (10:00 AM - 6:30 PM)
- Unit and setting
- Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment, Victorville · Behavioral Health Population Served: Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.adult residents ages 18-59 experiencing a psychiatric crisis
- License
- LVN license Active, valid California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license.Active, valid California LVN or LPT license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active, valid California LVN or LPT license Active, valid California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license. Check your license
- Certification
- current CPR certification Current CPR certification.
- Certification
- First Aid certification from an approved provider First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross).
- Experience
- 1 year of medication administration experience Minimum of one (1) year of experience with medication administration (Required).
- Also asks
- graduation from an accredited LVN or psychiatric technology school Graduation from an accredited school of licensed vocational nursing or psychiatric technology.
- Also asks
- age 18 or older Must be 18 years of age or older.
Preferred
- Education
- associate degree Associate degree preferred.
- Experience
- 1 year treating mental illness in an inpatient setting One (1) year of experience treating individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting (Preferred).
What it pays
- Pay reviews
- salary matched to skills and experience Competitive Compensation : Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
Benefits
- Benefitsample vacation and holiday payGenerous Time Off : Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.
- Benefitsemployer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverageEmployer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Benefitsadditional voluntary benefitsAdditional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.
- Benefitspaid CEU opportunitiesOn-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
- Benefitscareer development programsCareer development programs designed to help you grow.
- Vacation and holiday pay
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- direct client care and medication administration The LVN / LPT is responsible for providing direct client care, including medication administration and supervising the nursing activities of unit staff.
- Day to day
- supervising the nursing activities of unit staff
- Day to day
- ordering, preparing, and documenting medications according to physician orders Key duties include ordering, preparing, and documenting medications according to physician orders and confirming pharmacy deliveries.
- Day to day
- confirming pharmacy deliveries
- Day to day
- communicating important information to the team
- Day to day
- writing weekly client summaries as assigned
- Day to day
- maintaining accurate nursing documentation throughout the shift
- Details
- 24/7 program Facility & Setting: Short-term voluntary residential facility, 24/7 Program
- Details
- short-term length of stay Length of Stay: Short-term
The workplace
You would practice crisis behavioral health in Victorville with Valley Star, whose postings use Stars Behavioral Health Group branding. The work sits on two units: High Desert Crisis Mobile Response, which hires overnight clinicians for mobile mental-health calls, and Desert…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Job Title
LVN / LPT Division/Program
Victorville: Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment Starting
Compensation
30.00 - 35.00 USD Per Hour Working Location:
Victorville, CA Working Hours/Shift
10 Hour AM Shift (10:00 AM - 6:30 PM) 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
What's around it?
Victorville, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,618/mo
- Household income
- $74,410/yr, all local households, not nurse pay