Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Psychiatric Technician I/II **Crossroads II Job San Jose area,California USA,Nursing

Position: LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE/LICENSED PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN I/II **Crossroads II**

Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Psychiatric Technician I/II Crossroads II

Job Category: LVN/LPT Nurse

Requisition Number: LICEN
004217

Shift Sunday - Thursday 2:30pm
-11:30pm. Min. Hourly Rate $38.14

Pay rates for Union positions are set in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEIU Local 521. Each position has a total of six steps, Step 1 (entry level) through Step 6 (15 years of employment with the organization). Union staff are promoted from Step 1 to Step 2 upon their one-year anniversary. For Licensed Psychiatric Technician I/Licensed Vocational Nurse I the current Step 1 rate is $38.14/hr, and the current Step 6 rate is $42.11/hr for Licensed Psychiatric Technician II/Licensed Vocational Nurse II, current Step 1 rate is $42.56/hr, and the current Step 6 rate is $46.99/hr.

In addition to our competitive salaries, we pay a shift differential for certain shifts in our 24-hour programs as follows: (Only 1 differential
-whichever is highest will apply at a time).

6.25% additional pay for overnight (NOC) shift from 11 pm to 7 am
4.75% additional pay for evening shift from 5:30 pm to 10:59 pm
4.75% additional pay for weekend shifts from 12:01 am on Saturday thru 11:59pm on Sunday

We offer a competitive package of employee benefits for 30 to 40-hour week positions. You will receive a defined contribution amount of up to $15,433.08 per year (prorated for part-time employees working less than 40 hours per week) to purchase the benefits of your choice on a cafeteria plan basis. Any amount of this defined contribution not used towards your benefits will be paid to you as taxable earnings.

We offer a retirement plan with a generous employer match starting at 4% after one year of employment. Our paid time off is also more generous than many employers with vacation time accruing up to 25 days per year, 6 days of sick time per year and 12 paid holidays.

The benefits offered in our cafeteria plan are as follows:

Medical benefits –Kaiser--ranging from $0 Deductible Plan with $15 Copay to $3400 Deductible Plan with Health Savings Account. Sutter Health plans are also available from $0 Deductible Plan to $2,500 Deductible Plan.
Dental benefits –Guardian: 1 dental HMO and 2 PPOs
Vision benefits – 2 options from Guardian VSP: a standard vision plan and an enhanced vision plan

Principal duties and responsibilities:

Provide medical treatment, crisis intervention, medication support and rehabilitation services, within scope of practice, in an inpatient/outpatient milieu setting for individuals with mental illness.

Serve as a member of the treatment team.

Provide treatment services, training, and support to clients, both individually and within groups, to help improve skills related to physical and mental health care needs;

Evaluate clients for symptoms of illness, responses to treatment, general behaviors and general physical condition; observe condition of clients and report unusual conditions; initiate therapeutic interventions;

Assist in providing a variety of therapy techniques, such as primary process and life skills groups;

Interview and assess patients and other appropriate persons to determine if patient is in need of voluntary or involuntary psychiatric detentions (5150 holds) or hospitalization; follow up on high risk cases; identify appropriate treatment services;

Participate in crisis intervention; in the case of client's being a danger to self or others, determine the extent of the threat; de-escalate that threat;

Note physician orders and follow through, as needed;

Implement client medication support systems, including maintenance of medicine supply and upkeep of medical equipment, and ensure compliance with applicable health and safety or other regulatory requirements.

Administer subcutaneous and intra-muscular medications under the direction of a physician.

Assist clients in seeking and/or receiving medical care, such as coordinating and scheduling client visits with physicians.

Provide crisis consultation to families and public and law enforcement agencies; maintain effective relations with hospitals, outside case managers, and other community agencies.

Complete clinical records and other required…

Licensed Vocational Nurse​/Licensed Psychiatric Technician I​/II **Crossroads II

Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Psychiatric Technician I/II **Crossroads II