Licensed Vocational Nurse II - Behavioral Health MHSA Clinics (Palm Springs and Banning)

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health Department is seeking Licensed Vocational Nurses to join the MHSA Full-Service Partnership (FSP) located in Palm Springs and the Adult Mental Health Clinic located in Banning.

The Full Service Partnership programs provide intensive wellness and recovery based services for previously un-served or underserved individuals who carry a serious mental health diagnosis and who are also homeless, at risk of homelessness, and/or have experienced numerous psychiatric hospitalizations or incarcerations related to their mental health disorder.

The Adult Mental Health Clinic provides services to adult individuals suffering from severe and persistent mental health problems.

These services include crisis intervention, psychiatric assessments, recovery management, medication services, case management and dual-diagnosis treatment.

Work Schedule:
MHSA FSP Adult Irsc-Desert
4/10 - Tuesday to Friday
Hours: 7:00 am to 5:30 pm

MHSA Banning
Schedule to be determined

Meet the Team!
Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Provide nursing care to patients within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; prepare patients for physicians, registered nurse, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and care for patients during treatment; administer medications using subcutaneous, intramuscularly, intradermal, subdermal, and/or oral methods.

• Take temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure of patients as necessary; apply and change dressings and cares for wounds; may collect specimens for laboratory analysis; assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in performing examinations, tests, respiratory care and other treatments including minor surgical procedures, PAP smears and colposcopies.

• Perform venipuncture, injections of medications including biological immunizations for pediatrics and adults, including the provision of Tuberculin skin tests, Coccidioidin skin tests, and Histoplasmin skin tests in the course of a tuberculosis control program.

• Perform documentation as required within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing, and established rules of charting; chart treatments and medications and maintain pertinent medical records; collect data from patients to ensure scheduling with appropriate services; maintain clinical records, reports, and charge tickets; review charts to determine the type of treatment the patient may require and assure proper clinic scheduling and continuity of care.

• Counsel, advise and educate patients regarding proper health care methods; set clinic appointments per established policies and procedures; refer patients for specialty care to outside agencies utilizing knowledge of payor sources to ensure appropriate referrals to outside agencies and programs.

• Assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in the adm...