Hoc Bspr Licensed Vocational Nurse

Department Program: Healing Oaks Clinic 286 S Euclid Avenue Suite 102 San Diego, CA 92114

POSITION TITLE: BSPR PSYCHIATRIC LICENSED VOCATION NURSE

POSITION PURPOSE: The BPSR Psychiatric LVNs provides comprehensive on-site nursing services to a severally mentally ill adult population and provide professional nursing care to individuals living with severe mental illness in a field of specialized competence, which includes health screening, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals living with severe mental illness.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: BPSR Psychiatric Licensed Vocational Nurse reports to Lead Registered Charge Nurse.

PROGRAM SUMMARY FOR HEALING OAKS HYBRID OUTPATIENT CLINIC INCLUDING URGENT WALK-IN, ADMINISTRATION, AND MOBILE OUTREACH

The Healing Oaks Hybrid Outpatient Clinic (HOC), a Short-Doyle Medi-Cal certified (SD/MC) and Drug Medi-Cal (DMC-ODS) Program, that will provide outpatient psychiatric and behavioral health services to individuals ages 18+ with severe mental illnesses (SMI), including co-occurring disorders (COD), in the Central Region of San Diego of zip-code 92114. As a hybrid outpatient and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), HOC will provide evidence-based services to include psycho-social rehabilitation practices with a strengths-based emphasis that include psychosocial rehabilitation, psychiatric medication management, individual and group counseling, employment support, peer support, urgent walk-in and assessment, mobile outreach, case management, MAT, ambulatory withdrawal management (WM), recovery services, and both outpatient (ODT) and intensive outpatient (IOT) substance use treatment. These services have been designed to help residents in San Diego County with specialized care for transitional-aged youth (TAY), perinatal and parenting women and their children, justice involved individuals, and individuals with co-occurring disorder to include severe mental illness. Through these services, HOC will help residents of the community increase their functionality, live more fulfilling lives, and transition into lower levels of care and ultimately achieve a sustained recovery from substance use and mental illness. HOC’s services also include specialized programs for TAY, Older Adults, and individuals with COD that are person-centered, individualized, clinically effective, outcomes-driven, culturally responsive, gender-specific, trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive of Evidence base (EB) treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery service approaches.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Professional nursing principles, procedures and techniques used in the care and treatment of psychiatric patients; Social, psychological, and physical factors of mental and emotional disorders including co-occurring disorders; Medical and psychological terminology; Control, preparation and administration of medications; State of California laws and regulations for the nursing profession; Regulations pertaining to psychiatric nursing and the treatment of the mentally and emotionally disturbed patient; Organization and procedures of mental health treatment facilities and the use of multi-disciplinary treatment teams; Symptoms and behavior patterns of emotionally disturbed and individuals with severe mental illness; Medical and psychiatric emergency procedures; Community resources; Evidence-based practices and issues pertaining to psychosocial treatments for SUD, Motivational Interviewing, and Relapse Prevention. Experience working with a culturally diverse population and knowledge of cultural issues, values, & beliefs of the target population of adults w/ SMI, homelessness, co-occurring disorders, and criminogenic risks and needs, relevant to providing appropriate BPSR program services; Clinical assessment of clients with severe mental illness, counseling theory, and clinical care coordination principles, and best practices, cultural and socio-economic issues relevant to providing appropriate rehabilitation and recovery services to special population groups, including Latino, African American, and LGBTQIA+ communities, human behavior and the social environment; Exercise sound, expert independent judgment within general policy guidelines; Communicate clearly and concisely; operate a computer using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software applications; Operate standard office equipment.