Licensed Vocation Nurse/Licensed Psychiatric Tech

The Licensed Vocational Nurse provides direct general medical and psychiatric nursing care to clients, including completion of all facility-designated assessment instruments assigned to the LVN, collection and documentation of assessment data, development, review, and updating of client individual service plans (ISPs) within the facility's level of care, implementation of physician orders and ISPs, medication administration, prescribed treatments, monitoring, documentation, and timely communication of changes in condition. Assessment data and ISPs requiring Registered Nurse review are submitted for RN clinical review, analysis, concurrence or direction for revision, and signature in accordance with facility policy and applicable requirements. 

All medical and psychiatric care, treatment decisions, and medication regimens are directed by the treating physicians. The LVN practices under the direction of a licensed physician or Registered Nurse. The Director of Nursing provides nursing oversight, competency validation, clinical guidance, and monitoring of nursing practice. The Program Director provides administrative and operational supervision. The LVN works collaboratively with physicians, the Director of Nursing, the Program Director, pharmacy personnel, case managers, therapists, support staff, Mental Health Workers, Activities staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. 

The LVN may be assigned duties commonly performed by a Certified Nurse Assistant, support staff member, Mental Health Worker, or Activities staff member when trained and competent. The employee remains accountable as an LVN and must continue to meet all assigned licensed nursing responsibilities during the assignment. Such assignments must not delay or interfere with safe medication administration, treatments, monitoring, documentation, change-of-condition response, or other required licensed nursing functions.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Physician-Directed Nursing Care and Scope 

B. Medication, Treatment, and Pharmacy Responsibilities 

C. Admissions, Transitions, and Coordination of Care 

D. Documentation and Shift Communication 

E. Ongoing Monitoring and Recurring Clinical Tasks 

F. Behavioral Health, Safety, and Client Support 

G. Infection Prevention, Environment, and Equipment 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current, active, and unrestricted California Licensed Vocational Nurse license issued by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. 


• Graduation from a California-approved vocational nursing program or other educational pathway accepted by the Board for California LVN licensure. 


• Current Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification. 


• Ability to pass required background, health-screening, tuberculosis, and employment-clearance requirements. 


• Ability to use PointClickCare or the designated electronic health record, eMAR, secure communication systems, and standard office technology. 


• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with clients, physicians, staff, families, case managers, and other authorized parties. 


• IV therapy and blood-withdrawal certification when required by assigned duties; otherwise preferred but not required. 


• Maintains eligibility to work in the licensed facility setting and immediately discloses to the Director of Nursing, Program Director, and Human Resources any license lapse, restriction, accusation, disciplinary action, exclusion, criminal matter, or other event that may affect the employee's authority or eligibility to perform assigned duties. 


• Completes initial and ongoing competency validation for assigned clinical procedures, assessment instruments, medication systems, emergency procedures, and Lead responsibilities, as applicable to the assigned classification.