LVN / LPT (On Call) - Mental Health 101

Telecare Corporation; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals facing mental health challenges. As a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT), you will play a crucial role in delivering recovery-focused services within a supportive environment. Your responsibilities will include the safe administration of medications and direct patient care, ensuring that each individual receives the attention and treatment they deserve. This role offers the opportunity to work in a skilled nursing facility that values cultural diversity and inclusion, providing you with a chance to impact lives positively while advancing your career in a meaningful way.

Benefits

Paid Time Off: 16.7 days in the first year

Free CEUs

Free Supervision for BBS Associate License

Online University Tuition Discount

Company Scholarships

Qualifications

• Current licensure as an LVN or LPT is required.
• Experience in behavioral health settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-focused services related to medical treatment.
• Implement direct care in accordance with established policies.

Skills

Patient Care

Medication Administration

Behavioral Health Services

Education

Graduation from an accredited LVN/LPT program

Job description

“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare

What You Will Do to Change Lives

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)/Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) provides recovery-focused services related to the safe and appropriate administration of medical treatment (including medications) as prescribed by the physician. Provides safe, effective, and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care.

Shifts Available:

• On Call; Shift Hours and Days vary as needed

Expected starting wage range is $29.93 - $36.98 hourly.

Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

• Graduation from an accredited Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) /Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) program and current licensure

What’s In It For You*

• Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
• Free CEUs, free Supervision for BBS Associate License, coaching and mentorship
• Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

As part of the Telecare Family, Morton Bakar Center is a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providing psychosocial rehabilitation and skills-building support for older adults (ages 65+) with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

*May vary by location and position type

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)