Responsibilities Canyon Ridge Hospital is currently seeking a compassionate and talented Licensed Vocational Nurse/Psychiatric Technician (Per Diem/Weekends) to join our team. At Canyon Ridge Hospital we understand that not all wounds are visible. Depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, addiction, and suicide affects millions of individuals and families. Our mission is to be a leader in behavioral healthcare, dedicated to excellent service in the community. Canyon Ridge Hospital has serviced the Greater Inland Empire since 1989. Canyon Ridge is a 157-bed acute, locked psychiatric facility offering services to adolescents ages 13-17, adults and older adults. We believe in an individualized, patient-focused approach to diagnosis and treatment. For some, anxiety or drug dependence looks different from others with the same diagnoses, and in some cases, behavioral health and substance use disorders occur simultaneously. In these cases of dual diagnosis, we treat the patients in the best way possible given their specific needs. LVNs are responsible for delivering quality direct patient care under appropriate clinical supervision, to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics with psychiatric or emotional disorders; to serve actively and constructively as a member of the hospital’s multi-disciplinary treatment team, and support the hospital’s program philosophy of care. This opportunity provides the following:
Shift Differentials for Nights and Weekends
Competitive Compensation
Canyon Ridge Hospital provides a challenging and rewarding work environment.
Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
Qualifications
Position Requirements:
Possess current, valid California LVN or PT license.
Position requires written and oral communication skills
Legible handwriting
Ability to interact effectively with clinical team and other staff
Organizational, problem-solving and time management skills
Empathy for patients and their families
Flexibility
Telephone etiquette and customer service skills for phone and face-to-face contacts
Skills in basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the adult psychiatric population
Thorough familiarity of psychopharmacology and the use of psychotropic medications within children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient population
In the absence of these skills upon hire, must demonstrate ability to learn these concepts and develop these skills within reasonable time frame via organization’s orientation and training program
Must be currently CPR certified through American Heart Association only
For more information about Canyon Ridge Hospital, go to our website at www.canyonridgehospital.com
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