Institutional Licensed Crisis Health Worker I/Ii - Extra Help

$28.82 - $35.03 Hourly / $2,305.60 - $2,802.40 Biweekly / $59,945.60 - $72,862.40 Annually

$31.82 - $38.67 Hourly / $2,545.60 - $3,093.60 Biweekly / $66,185.60 - $80,433.60 Annually

About the Department:

Tehama County Health Services Agency is committed to a healthy community. We provide integrated services to Tehama County residents through education, prevention, assessment, intervention, treatment, and follow up. Our staff are valued for their contributions to client care, whether they work in direct services or are in key support roles. We collaborate, communicate, and support each other so we can focus on what's most important, the overall health of our clients.
Every position is a key position at Health Services. We value input, good communication, and collaboration within our organization as well as with our agency partners. If you would enjoy working with people who are committed to the health of our residents, then our agency would like to hear from you.

Definition:
Under general supervision performs routine patient care, vocational nursing care and/or rehabilitative treatment services to clients and inmates in adult correctional facilities or field services programs such as the Mobile Crisis Response Unit. May provide leadership to assigned staff. Performs related duties as assigned.

• Provides effective client/inmate care and nursing duties and, as required, administers medications, monitors and charts vital signs; notifies supervisor and/or physicians of any changes in client/inmate conditions.
• May provide on-scene crisis intervention and referrals when community members are undergoing a mental health crisis.
• May perform duties as treatment nurse, including assessing, cleansing and dressing wounds, skin tears, abrasions, lesions, etc., and implementing appropriate treatments.
• Prescreens inmate requests to be seen by a physician/physician assistant following established protocol.

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to the completion of twelfth (12th) grade.
• Experience working in a 24-hour psychiatric or adult correctional facility is desirable.

Institutional Licensed Crisis Health Worker I: Requires no experience.

• Completion of formal education leading to licensure/certification as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT).

Institutional Licensed Crisis Health Worker II: Two (2) years of LVN/LPT experience required.

• Completion of formal education leading to licensure/certification as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT).

License and Special Requirements:

• Requires a valid California driver's license.
• Requires a valid certification of registration as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Licensed Psychiatric Technician issued by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
• Must complete periodic continuing education coursework as required to maintain active licensure.
• Must possess, or be willing to obtain, national provider identifier (NPI).
• Requires CPR certification.
• Must successfully complete an extensive and thorough law enforcement background investigation.

The department is currently recruiting for one (1) vacancy.

In addition, Tehama County is also establishing an eligibility list to fill future vacancies for a Institutional Licensed Crisis Health WorkerI/II - Extra Help , as well as, any subsequent vacancies that occur throughout the life of the list.

For questions about this recruitment, please contact:

Osmara Herrera

530-527-8491 | osmara.hererra@tchsa.net

Employment Type: Extra Help