Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) MAT - CalAIM

Wellpath; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Wellness Program

Banking Benefits

Job summary

Wellpath in Fresno County Main Jail is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse to provide direct patient care in a correctional setting. The role involves administering medications, monitoring patients, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality care.

This full-time position requires graduation from an accredited nursing program, an active state LPN/LVN license, CPR certification, and preferably 1+ year of clinic experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• 1+ year clinic experience preferred.
• Current licensure as an LPN or LVN in the state employed.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist in assessment and data collection of patients’ physical, psychological, and social dimensions in the correctional health setting.
• Plan and implement individualized treatment plans in collaboration with healthcare practitioners and nursing staff.
• Administer medications, including daily MAT medications, and complete required medication counts and documentation.
• Obtain diagnostic tests, perform labs, drug screens, EKGs, and assist with medical or minor surgical procedures as ordered.
• Document nursing encounters, communicate patient information, and respond to health emergencies in accordance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Clinic experience

Nursing

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Licensed Vocational Nurse assists in delivering patient care in a correctional setting through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role carries out medical and treatment plans by administering medications, performing ordered diagnostic procedures, responding to health emergencies, and assisting with medical or minor surgical procedures. The position documents nursing care and medication activities and communicates patient information with healthcare practitioners and staff to support continuity of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in assessment and data collection of patients’ physical, psychological, and social dimensions in the correctional health setting.
• Plan and implement individualized treatment plans in collaboration with healthcare practitioners and nursing staff.
• Administer medications, including daily MAT medications, and complete required medication counts and documentation.
• Obtain diagnostic tests, perform labs, drug screens, EKGs, and assist with medical or minor surgical procedures as ordered.
• Document nursing encounters, communicate patient information, and respond to health emergencies in accordance with policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing

Experience

• One (1) or more years clinic experience preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in the state employed.
• Current CPR certification

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

Job 26-188915

Facility CA Fresno Cty Main Jail

Type Full-Time

Shift AWS 3x12 (CA)

Compensation Information $36 - $40 / hour