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Job Title:
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Division/Program:
Joshua Tree: Morongo Oasis Crisis Residential Treatment
Starting Compensation:
30.00 - 35.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Joshua Tree, CA
Working Hours/Shift:
Sunday - Thursday 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Why Join Our Team?
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Professional Growth Opportunities
Employee Recognition & Rewards A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication
What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications):
Education & Licensure:
Active, valid California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license.
Graduation from an accredited school of licensed vocational nursing or psychiatric technology.
Associate degree preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of one (1) year of experience with medication administration (Required).
One (1) year of experience treating individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting (Preferred).
Safety & Compliance:
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Current CPR certification.
First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross).
How you will make a difference
The LVN / LPT is responsible for providing direct client care, including medication administration and supervising the nursing activities of unit staff. Key duties include ordering, preparing, and documenting medications according to physician orders and confirming pharmacy deliveries. The role also requires communicating important information to the team, writing weekly client summaries as assigned, and maintaining accurate nursing documentation throughout the shift. This position also performs other related duties as needed.
Division/Program Overview
Program: The Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) is a short-term voluntary residential facility.
Population Served: Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.
Facility & Setting: Short-term voluntary residential facility, 24/7 Program
Clinical Services: Therapeutic and mental health services, Medication evaluation and support services, Crisis intervention
Length of Stay: Short-term
Skills & Transition: Pre-vocational or vocational counseling, transition back to community
Skills & Services: Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services, Daily exercise and health/wellness education
Learn more about SBHG at https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/
For Additional Information:
mlawrence@starsinc.com
Stars Behavioral Health Group (SBHG) provides high-quality mental health and social services across California, achieving proven, impactful results. SBHG is dedicated to helping individuals overcome significant challenges and grow through change.
What Stars Behavioral Health Group Offers:
A large, stable company founded in 1988.
Recognized by the LA Business Journal as a “Best Place to Work” in Los Angeles and awarded “Top Workplaces” in the Bay Area by the Mercury News (multiple times).
An opportunity to engage in meaningful work that positively impacts the lives of children, adults, and families.
Access to some of the best training available in the industry.
Flexible schedules and a comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities in residential, in-patient, and community-based outpatient roles.
