Basic Life Support (BLS), Blood Pressure, Clinical Assessment, Clinical Monitoring, Employee Benefits, Health Plan, Injections, Medication Administration, Nursing, Nursing Management, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Registered Nurse (RN)
Position: Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) - Correctional Facility
Location: Ione, CA
Schedule: Full-Time/5 days a week 8 hour shifts
Pay Rate: $52 per hour (5% increase after 6 months)
Benefits:
- Weekly pay
- Housing stipend available
- Overtime opportunities
- 100% paid health benefits for employees
Requirements:
- Current and active Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association
- Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) preferred
Responsibilities:
- Provide a basic level of general behavioral and psychiatric nursing care to mentally or developmentally disabled patients in a correctional setting
- Conduct daily clinical rounds and monitor patients with signs and symptoms of mental illness
- Perform psychiatric nursing procedures under the general supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Medical Doctor (MD), including:
- Administering medications and treatments, including hypodermic injections
- Taking and charting vital signs such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration
- Performing all other basic general nursing procedures within the scope of licensure
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