Licensed Vocational Nurse

At First Steps Recovery, we don’t just offer jobs — we offer purpose. As a leading, accredited behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment facility, our work changes lives daily. If you're driven by compassion, grounded in integrity, and thrive in a supportive, recovery-focused environment, you're exactly who we’re looking for.

When you join First Steps Recovery, you become part of a tight-knit, multidisciplinary team that values empathy, growth, and evidence-based care. Whether you’re working directly with clients or behind the scenes, every role here matters — and every day is an opportunity to make a difference.

Besides being an amazing company to work for, we also offer:

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for full time employees

PTO / Sick Leave Plans for full time and part time employees

Free Employee Assistance Program for full time and part time employees

Free Legal consultations and benefits for full time and part time employees

Free Life Insurance for full time employees

Generous 401K program for full time and part time employees

Working under direct supervision of the Medical Operations Manager, the Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician is responsible to carry out the delivery of medical elements of the program, to perform direct client care, and execute treatment interventions in accordance with company philosophy. The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician works collaboratively with a broad multidisciplinary team to ensure all medical services at the inpatient level of care are provided consistently at or exceeding the established standard of care.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician provides direct client care, modeling, coaching, instruction and training on basic nursing care and behavioral interventions in accordance with established policies, procedures, and best-practices. The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician performs tasks and interventions by engaging in positive behavioral supports, trauma informed care, person-centered practices, and actively promotes the systematic use of nursing and behavioral interventions that follow a least-restrictive approach.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician exhibits and models their personal and professional interactions consistently at or exceeding the established standard of conduct.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician carries out all assigned basic nursing responsibilities of inpatient detoxification and residential work sites, and actively participates in the department’s development and direction. The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician provides direct support and leadership to assigned unlicensed Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians, Certified Nursing or Medical Assistants, and other supportive staff, and provides functional supervision of activities of other disciplines, when required.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician facilitates ensuring nursing staffing requirements are met and assists the Medical Operations Manager in the orientation and training of assigned nursing staff.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains compliance with HIPAA organizational responsibilities and ensures Department of Health Care Services and Joint Commission policies and procedures are implemented and…