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Inpatient LVN/LPT (SCP NUHW)

Part-time

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CAPart-time$33.82–43.28/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$33.82–43.28/hr
Location
Sacramento, CA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Psychiatric Technician Or LVN License

Job overview

The Inpatient LVN/LPT supports psychiatric and physical patient care under the direction of an RN. The role contributes to patient and family care through teamwork, communication, and clinical skills. It requires a high school diploma or GED and either psychiatric technician certification or an LVN license, along with one year of recent relevant experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Psychiatric DiagnosesPsychiatric InterventionsCritical ThinkingDecisive JudgmentWorking With Minimal SupervisionInterpersonal CommunicationTeamworkWorking With Stressed Patients and Families

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDPsychiatric Technician or LVN License1 Year Recent Relevant Experience

Full job description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization:

SCP-Sutter Center for Psychiatry

Position Overview:

Participates in the patient/family care and experience through teamwork, effective communication, and skills under the direction of an RN. Provides support to ensure both the psychiatric and physical care of the patients are met.

PATIENT CARE.

Job Description :

EDUCATION:

  • HS Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

  • PSYT-Psychiatric Technician

  • OR LVN-Licensed Vocational Nurse

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 1 year recent relevant experience

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

  • Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and interventions.

  • Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

  • Interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.

  • Ability to work in an environment where patients and their families/representatives may be experiencing stress.

  • Ability to work as a team.

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development). Job Description modifications for union represented position are subject to CBA guidelines.

Job Shift:

Nights

Schedule:

Short Hour

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Variable

Weekend Requirements:

Every other Weekend

Benefits:

No

Unions:

Yes

Position Status:

Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours:

16

Employee Status:

Short Hour

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $33.82 to $43.28 / hour

The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

How this job compares

Set against the 516 open Inpatient Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$33.82–43.28/hr
  • US median$38–53/hr138 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $38.55/hr, is 12% below the US median midpoint ($44/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Inpatient Nurse hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 516 open Inpatient Nurse jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Inpatient Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (153 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 58 of the 516 open Inpatient Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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