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CA-LVN-933885

Pathways of California

CA-LVN-933885

Anaheim, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Welcome to Pathways of California’s career website! If you are passionate about helping others and enthusiastic about your future, we want you to join our team!

    Our company is known for an unwavering commitment to exceptional value and recovery-focused, quality care. We are experts in the field of behavioral health care, providing cutting-edge mental health and substance use community-based services and offer a dynamic employment experience! Pathways offers competitive salaries and benefits, comprehensive on-boarding and job training, a supportive learning environment, ongoing education in the use of evidence-based, promising practices and much more! We have over 30 outpatient behavioral health locations nestled throughout our communities located in Kern County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.

    Pathways is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as a Full-Time Licensed Vocational Nurse for our Project RENEW program in the city of Anaheim.

    SUMMARY

    The LVN will be under the direction and supervision of a MD, MP and/or RN educates clients on medications and side effects, TB, HIV and hepatitis and the use of drugs and alcohol. Also, provides case coordination for more complex patients with multiple medications or conditions. The LVN combines an understanding of the System of Care with critical medical, psychiatric symptom and drug interaction knowledge to support and enhance clinical team efforts in providing service to clients

    Project RENEW: Provides personalized and recovery-oriented mental health services to children and adolescents (0-17 years old) with severe and persistent mental illness, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Working with a multidisciplinary team; children, adolescents and family members receive individualized goal setting, intensive case management, temporary assistance with housing, educational services, employment services, substance abuse services, skill-development groups, medication management, and community based activities.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Graduate from an accredited vocational nursing school or accredited school for Psychiatric Technicians

    High school diploma or GED, BA preferred but not required

    Current license to practice in the resident state

    Valid driver's license and proof of automobile insurance

    One-year acute care experience and community clinic experience preferred

    Perinatal and substance abuse experience and education required

    Knowledge and experience working with the severely and persistently mentally ill population

    Good organizational skills and communication skills, both written and verbal required

    Intermediate level PC skills required

    Bilingual in Spanish

    ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

    Provides case management/linkage services for more complex clients with multiple medications or conditions

    Follows-up with issuing medical doctors orders and pharmacies to ensure prescriptions filled accurately and promptly

    Under direction and supervision of a medical doctor, may dispense and administer medications

    Establishes and maintains working relationships with community resources to assist in case management

    Educates clients on various diseases such as TB, HIV and hepatitis

    Counsels clients on the effect of alcohol and drug

    Teaches parenting skills and child development education

    Functions as a resource to client, family and community resources and allied professionals

    Provide the best customer care possible, including reliability in working scheduled hours

    Identify and build upon the strengths of consumers, coworkers, and the communities we serve

    Support consumers’ steps towards Recovery and Wellness

    Create an organizational culture that respects and celebrates the diversity of our consumers

    Value learning as an ongoing process that enables us to better service our consumers and establishes our leadership in the industry

    Research and utilize our industry’s best practices and analyze our own services to ensure the best possible outcomes

    Other duties as assigned or necessary to support the program and/or the company

    Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.