Licensed Vocational Nurse; LVN - NIGHTS

ABOUT US

Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, located in Bakersfield, California, is an acute psychiatric and behavioral 90‑bed facility situated on 8.8 acres.

We offer inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults needing mental/behavioral health, chemical dependency, and co‑occurring disorders treatment through our medically supervised detoxification.

Within our Workplace Community, BBHH is striving daily to be one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK not just here in Kern County, but throughout the Behavioral Healthcare Community.

By offering amazing benefits, encouraging individual growth and development, and incorporating our CARES values system into our daily operations, we are creating a workplace culture where people enjoy coming to work each day.

BBHH CARES about your experience as a candidate and we encourage you to apply to our open positions.

Compassion

Acceptance

Respect

Empowerment

Sincerity

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) will be responsible to provide direct patient care on inpatient units. Familiarity with the full continuum of care is needed. Through a systematic process of interaction with patients, the patient's significant others, and the appropriate health care providers, collects and analyzes data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self‑care, educational, spiritual, cultural, and anticipated discharge needs included as an important element of the planning process.

You’ll demonstrate the ability to provide and assure the carrying out of established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process, and assuring the maintenance of a safe clean environment within the LVN scope of practice.

Provides age‑appropriate total patient care demonstrating the ability to assess patient and situation needs and problems within the LVN scope of practice; assists medical providers with rounds and passing medications, treatments, and providing timely noting and implementation of medical provider orders within the LVN scope of practice.

The LVN will demonstrate thorough, concise, and timely documentation, shift reports, and verbal communications.

Communicates pertinent patient information and unit information to medical providers, House Supervisor, and other appropriate persons while maintaining client confidentiality.

Assists in the coordination of services with medical staff, nursing staff, and other departments. Responds rapidly and effectively during emergency situations. Maintains own clinical skills staying current in use of equipment, procedures, and trends in nursing. Efficiently and effectively provides total patient care including basic assessment, care planning, rehabilitation, medication, treatments, activities of daily living, discharge planning, etc.

Completes annual competencies. Follows and assists in the implementation of policies and procedures; assists in monitoring, procurement, and proper inventory of supplies; assists in maintaining equipment. Self‑motivated and able to make decision independently keeping House Supervisor/Unit Manager and others informed.

Able to prioritize and manage time efficiently. Communicates with others (verbally and in writing) in an appropriate and timely manner, demonstrating tact, sensitivity, and ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Adheres to and promotes the established values of the organization, i.e., customer service, safety, compliance standards and all others attends department meetings and huddles on a regular basis.

Simply put: HUMANS WHO CARE

Though we do need to meet some minimum requirements for the position such as a High School Diploma or Equivalent, appropriate vocational training, experience in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and an unencumbered current LVN Licensure in the State of California, we’re really looking for people who bring their HEART to work.

The ideal candidate will come with a college degree and previous knowledge/experience in a psychiatric hospital.

Our patients, our community, and our co‑workers rely on us to be committed to their wellness and, as a result, the person filling this role must bring…