Licensed Vocational Nurse For A Teen Mental Health Residential Program

The Role

Imagine starting your days with a sense of purpose and the knowledge that you can forever change the direction of a young person’s life. Now imagine being empowered to do this important work at a premier training site thriving at the intersection of leading-edge research. Imagine being supported by a tight-knit team working to deliver the gold standard in treatment for teen depression and anxiety. Imagine making your mark at a beautiful new residential treatment facility where you’re empowered to do what you do best, focusing on high-quality patient care. Our program will provide 24-hour care to a maximum of 6 patients with an average 30-day length of stay.

Compass Behavioral Health is looking for you: a Licensed Vocation Nurse for our residential treatment facility, The Farmhouse.

The Mission

We are Compass Behavioral Health; we do one thing and we do it with excellence. We treat depression and anxiety in teens. Guided by science. Driven by heart. And born of a simple belief: Every human being deserves to live a life with purpose, belonging, and a sense of mastery. Like the symbolic compass that is our namesake, we exist to help you “Find Your Why. Find Your How. Find Your Way.” As our Program LVN, you’ll play an integral part in that mission.

The Details

Salary:

$32-$37/hourly

Shifts

We are hiring for a full time position of 3 12 hr shifts, Wednesday-Friday.

Qualifications

• A passion for providing compassionate care, supporting and educating residents and staff on the importance of medication compliance, and for brain and body wellness.
• Minimum of 3 years of Nursing experience, and preferred least 1 year of experience in a residential treatment setting
• Experience working in behavioral healthcare
• Graduate of an accredited Licensed Vocational Nurse program or higher degree in health sciences area
• Must have a current valid California Vocational Nurse License and maintain current CPR
• Proficient in PC, Microsoft Office Suite
• Must possess a valid California Driver's license and a satisfactory driving record (as defined by Compass Behavioral Health's Automobile Insurance Carrier's requirements), and have the ability to pass a DMV screening
• Must have a criminal clearance from the Department of Justice before employment or initial presence in the facility
• Must be COVID Vaccinated

Responsibilities

• Conduct a Nursing Assessment at admission
• Provide first aid and nursing care as needed, manage health emergencies
• Supervise and ensure the safety of all residents in care
• Ensure needs and services for each resident is being implemented as coordinated with the treatment team
• Ensure all medical/medication records are current
• Work closely with psychiatrist weekly on medication changes, and refill needs
• Prepare and administer medication daily
• Complete medical and medication inventory
• Reports changes in residents' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment and taking any necessary action
• Conduct weekly urine analysis and facilitate lab processing
• Conduct weekly vitals and weighing
• Assist Psychiatrist in providing medication management psych-education to residents and families
• Facilitate psycho-educational milieu groups

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Training

You are an LVN and Emotion Regulation Coach, all rolled into one ideal training opportunity. You are the hands and feet, heart, and soul of the program.

• From leading them in morning mindfulness and daily goal setting,
• to co-facilitating Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy groups alongside a team of highly trained and accomplished clinicians,
• to finally, ending the day with teaching and practicing sleep hygiene and anti-anxiety skills
• you will be teaching and coaching whole body wellness.

Your Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Education

• Your comprehensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (leading treatment for pervasive emotion dysregulation) will be overseen by DBT-LBC Certified Clinicians™ who are both calibrated DBT Adherence Coders through University of Washington, and DBT Adherence Coders for DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™
• Your Clinical Director received his DBT Intensive training at Yale School of Medicine, and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and has published work on the impact of Mindfulness in Therapy Efficacy. Additionally, he was research staff on the largest randomized control study evaluating DBT efficacy for suicidal teens, under primary investigator Dr. Marsha Linehan.
• Your mindfulness training will be overseen by the Executive Director, who was a Zen student of Roshi Dr. Marsha Linehan, the treatment developer of DBT.
• Your Medical Director is trained in Nutritional Psychiatry and Fitness and will be overseeing a holistic approach to treatment, including training of your own “PLEASE skills”

Location

• Compass Behavioral Health is located in Tustin, California, in the beautiful heart of Orange County.
• The Farmhouse, our new residential treatment facility, is a serene and therapeutic backdrop for teaching and practicing whole-body wellness.
• Amenities in our half-acre compound include a chef’s kitchen, full outdoor kitchen with wood-burning pizza oven, outdoor living areas, organic garden, greenhouse, and is home to over 30 fruit trees throughout the grounds. The half-acre compound consists of 3 buildings including a full fitness gym with state-of-the-art equipment, infrared sauna, bocci ball court, and sport court, swimming pool and jacuzzi.

Why You’ll Never Want to Leave

As our Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse in training, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact in countless lives by teaching whole families how to manage their child's mood disorder together. You’ll guide young adults in treatment in their journey from despair to hope.

And you’ll do it all among a supportive family of Compass colleagues who elevate one another, celebrate one another, and are even known to kick back together with some fun and games after work.

What Your Future Teammates Are Saying

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“A Place to grow your talents”

“My dream job”

“A Unicorn of an Employer”

“I feel like I have a family and a sense of purpose”

“Compass, a loving place.”

“A tight-knit family committed to doing life together”

We are a Diversity Embracing Employer

At Compass Behavioral Health, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. Compass is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

It is the policy of Compass Behavioral Health to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender orientation or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation. Compass Behavioral Health does conduct pre-employment drug screening, and any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of the screening.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.00 - $37.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Home Health
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Wound Care

Physical setting:

• Rehabilitation center

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Every weekend

License/Certification:

• LVN (Required)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• LPN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person