Per Diem Mental Health Practitioner- Child Adolescent Psych- 4West

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Per Diem Mental Health Practitioner- Child Adolescent Psych- 4West

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

12hr days or day/night rotating shifts including weekends and holidays

Posted Date

08/17/2026

Salary Range: $43.87 - 43.87 Hourly

Employment Type

6 - Staff: Per Diem

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32495

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Mental Health Practitioner/Senior Mental Health Practitioner, under direct supervision of RN, provides nursing care to psychiatric patients by implementing and evaluating the established plan of care; carrying out assigned tasks; working collaboratively with members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team. Incumbent shall also have skills, knowledge and ability to plan, implement and evaluate individual, small and large activity groups. Performance will be reviewed twice during the probationary period, and annually thereafter.

• Floating to other psychiatric units may be required dependent upon staffing needs*

Salary: $43.87Hourly

Job Qualifications

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Weâ€re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated professional with:Â

• BLS â€" American Heart Association Healthcare Provider or American Red Cross required
• Bachelors Degree in a Behavioral Science -Â required
• One year experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent required
• Plan and implement individual, large and small group programs/activities.
• Physically participate in patient activities.
• Physically apply holds, restraints, and protective devices.
• Demonstrated ability to provide individual and group activities to psychiatric patients on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

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