Licensed Psychiatric Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse

Full-Time Licensed Psychiatric Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse | Wilmington, CA

Pay Range: $24 - $30 per hour

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 401k with company match
• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, and accident insurance.
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University

• Active and current California nursing or technician license (includes Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, or Licensed Psychiatric Technician), along with current CPR and first aid certification.
• Experience with triaging in emergency situations, assisting with medical emergencies.

• Implement all aspects of receiving, storing, and dispensing controlled and non-controlled substances.
• Perform daily reconciliation of controlled substances as required by applicable federal and state regulations.
• Maintain accurate individual patient medication dosage sheets and urinalysis results as required by applicable federal and state regulations.
• Administer medication dosages and evaluate patients for side effects or reactions.
• Document and sign entries in patient treatment records as required by applicable federal and state regulations.
• Ensure patient confidentiality and security at the dispensing window.
• Administer as needed medication to patients who are locally hospitalized.
• Provide appropriate documentation to Medical Director and/or Clinic Manager as required by applicable federal and state regulations.
• Ensure that forms are completed in their entirety.
• Maintain patient charts and filing.
• Ensure knowledge of, and observe, applicable federal and state regulations.
• Orient new patients to the program’s policies, rules, and procedures.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business considerations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, parental leave, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, non-merit based factors or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has or is perceived as having these characteristics.