Lead Licensed Vocational Nurse

Position Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse, Lead

Program/Dept: Psychiatric Services
Reports to: Medical Director
Classification: Regular, Full time, non-exempt
Salary: $43-47

About Us:  Caminar is a leading behavioral health organization that supports youth and adults across multiple counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. Caminar builds strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment, and wrap-around services delivered through evidence-based, whole-person care. Founded in 1964, Caminar's vision is to be a beacon of safety, compassion, and fulfillment, supporting all those in our communities who need it most. Our mission is to build strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment delivered through evidence-based, whole-person care.

Caminar values diversity. People of all races, ethnicities, countries of origin, faiths, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities are welcome here. To learn more, please visit www.caminar.org.             

Position Summary: Under supervision and direction of the agency Medical Director, the Lead Licensed Vocational Nurse (Lead LVN) is responsible for assisting clients  with their psychiatric care needs. This leader is a key member of the outpatient psychiatric teams that support clients in the following Caminar mental health programs: 1) case management programs for clients living with serious mental illness (SMI) based out a clinic in Redwood City, CA; and 2) outpatient programs for clients living with mild to moderate mental health issues based out of a clinic in San Jose, CA. This role includes supervision of clinic LVN staff, coordination of care workflows, and partnership with case managers, psychiatrists, and therapists to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for clients. Care is provided primarily in the medication clinics in Redwood City and San Jose and/or in the community.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Act as the point of contact for day-to-day nursing team operations, providing guidance, coaching, and scheduling support.
• Oversee medication management processes, including proper medication storage, medication ordering, inventory control, and compliance with all safety protocols.
• Provide leadership in onboarding new nurse team members and training new LVN staff.
• Serve as a liaison between the administrative and nursing teams to address clinical workflow, compliance, safety, and client care concerns.
• Comply with all policies and procedures of Caminar and the medication clinics to ensure optimal pharmaceutical and client care services.
• Attend and actively participate in team and interdisciplinary agency meetings, communicating observations of client medication compliance and response to medications.
• Attend trainings as assigned, as well as medication update in-service trainings
• Actively communicate and effectively partner with interdisciplinary teams (e.g. administrative assistants, therapists, psychiatrists, case managers) in support of client needs.
• Triage communication from clients to appropriate parties (e.g. treating Psychiatrist), utilizing clinical knowledge within scope of practice to resolve client concern.
• Communicate in a timely manner changes of client medication orders to the pharmacy and treatment team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records including uploading important clinical documents to the medical record (electronic medical record).
• Maintain client and records confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA standards.
• Meet documentation and billing standards set by county standards, Medi-Cal, and Caminar.
• Provide oversight of each LVN’s service documentation and billing practices; helping them to submit services correctly and correcting performance when