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Behavioral Health LVN / LPN

  • Contact: Alex Costa
  • Location: Sacramento, United States of America
  • Expiry Date: 31 December 2026
  • Job Ref: 3380203
  • Contact Email: info@medicalrecruitmentstrategies.com

Behavioral Health LVN/LPN

Shift: Days, 5x8-hour shifts (07:00–15:30)

Required Certifications

  • Active California LVN license

  • EPIC experience within the last 6 months

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)

  • One of the following crisis intervention certifications:

    • CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute)

    • ProAct

    • PMAB

    • MOAB (Management of Aggressive Behavior) — last resort

    • Handle with Care

Preferred Experience

  • Recent inpatient psychiatric experience

Patient Population

This unit treats adult patients with the following primary diagnoses:

  • ADHD

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Eating Disorders

  • PTSD

  • Anxiety Disorder

  • Depression / Major Depressive Disorder

  • Psychotic Disorder

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Patients also frequently present with co-occurring medical conditions, including:

  • Substance use disorder (patients are typically medically stable at admission)

  • Alcohol or opiate withdrawal (typically stable at admission)

  • Hypertension

  • Diabetes

  • Geriatric patients at high fall risk

  • Patients experiencing pain

  • Occasional wound care needs

Unit Details / Equipment

  • Electronic patient rounding (Rover device — used for photos, vitals entry, and food intake tracking)

  • ObservSmart monitoring system