Inpatient LVN/LPT (SCP NUHW)
Sacramento
Under general supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment, provides and assists in delivering nursing care for assigned patients, with primary behavioral health need focusing on the physiological aspects of patient care and functioning as a member of a nursing care team.
Posted Oct 15
- Shift and hours
- Days · 8-hour shifts · Fridays Job Shift: Days Shift Hours: 8 Days of the Week: Friday16 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Psych with primary behavioral health need focusing on the physiological aspects of patient carepatients with primary behavioral health need
- License
- LVN license PSYT-Psychiatric Technician OR LVN-Licensed Vocational NursePSYT (Psychiatric Technician) or LVN license
- Term
- Permanent Employee Status: Short HourShort Hour
Do you qualify?
- License
- PSYT (Psychiatric Technician) or LVN license PSYT-Psychiatric Technician OR LVN-Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Experience
- 1 year recent relevant experience
- Also asks
- High school diploma or GED HS Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
- Also asks
- Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and interventions Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and interventions.
What it pays
- Pay reviews
- Starting pay varies by experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training and organizational needs
- Pay reviews
- Pay range is based on primary work location; may differ for those working elsewhere The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location.
Benefits
- BenefitsComprehensive benefits package (eligible positions)Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
The role and schedule
- Union
- Union position
- Day to day
- delivers nursing care for assigned patients provides and assists in delivering nursing care for assigned patients
- Care model
- member of a nursing care team functioning as a member of a nursing care team
- Weekends
- Saturday weekend requirement Weekend Requirements: Saturday
- Details
- Benefits field marked No Benefits: No
- Details
- Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, in accordance with USP 800 guidelines
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on Sutter Valley Hospitals’ careers page.
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Organization
SCP-Sutter Center for Psychiatry
Position Overview
Under general supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment, provides and assists in delivering nursing care for assigned patients, with primary behavioral health need focusing on the physiological aspects of patient care and functioning as a member of a nursing care team. Takes into account the need to integrate psychotherapeutic and medical nursing care practices in dealing with patients. In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Sutter Health organization, and specific departmental/organizational initiatives.
Job Description
Education
HS Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
Certification & licensure
PSYT-Psychiatric Technician OR LVN-Licensed Vocational Nurse
Typical
Experience
1 year recent relevant experience
Skills and knowledge
Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and interventions. Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to work in an environment where patients and their families/representatives may be experiencing stress. Ability to work as a team. These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job.
Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development). Job Description modifications for union represented position are subject to CBA guidelines.
Job Shift
Days
Schedule
Short Hour
Shift Hours
8
Days of the Week
Friday Weekend
Requirements
Saturday
Benefits
No
Unions
Yes
Position Status
Non-Exempt
Weekly Hours
16
Employee Status
Short Hour Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines. Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans. Pay Range is $33.82 to $43.28 / hour The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled.
Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.