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Stars Behavioral Health Group
Long Beach, California

Mental Health Licensed Psychiatric Technician

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Job Description

Partner with us in making a positive change! Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.

Job Title: Division/Program: Starting Compensation: Working Location: Working Hours/Shift: Why Join Our Team? Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience. Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay. Comprehensive

Benefits

Package: Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle. Professional Growth Opportunities: On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities. Career development programs designed to help you grow.

Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication What you bring to SBHG (qualifications): Licensure: Valid, active California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) license.

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of licensed vocational nursing or psychiatric technology; an associate degree is preferred. Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience providing treatment to individuals with mental illness in an inpatient setting.

Minimum of one (1) year of experience in medication administration. Driving Requirement: Valid California Driver's License is preferred. How you will make a difference (job overview): The LVN/LPT provides direct client care including medications.

Maintains vigilance over the general milieu within the facility to facilitate quality client care, optimum facility operations and preserve the safety of all therein.

Visually and audibly observes, documents in writing and reports orally or in writing the physical or mental condition of patients to the Registered Nurse in charge of the facility on the shift and the attending physician.

Orders, prepares, administers and documents the administration of medication for clients according to physician’s orders. Confirms delivery of all ordered medication(s) from pharmacy on shift worked. Responsible for writing summary on clients as assigned.

Makes written or oral shift assignments and plans, organizes and directs the nursing activities of the unit (when needed and assigned) to assure quality care delivery.

Division/Program Overview: 24/7 outpatient program Rapid mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and medication support Walk-in’s welcome Clients may stay up to 24 hours BHUCC equipped to serve 12 adults (ages 18 and up) and 6 adolescent (ages 13 to 17) Learn more about SBHG at: starsinc.com For Additional Information: We are committed to providing a career-enhancing environment for dedicated professionals desiring to improve the lives of people living with mental health and other challenges to their well-being.

SBHG currently employs approximately 1,900 people at more than 45 different sites throughout California. We serve more than 30,000 adults, children, youth and families annually throughout the state.

We strongly value and are committed to having a truly diverse workforce and environment- including LGBTQ, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity in our workforce.

Key Responsibilities

The LVN/LPT provides direct client care, including the administration and documentation of medications according to physician orders. They are responsible for monitoring the facility milieu, observing patient conditions, and coordinating nursing activities to ensure safety and quality care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid California LVN or LPT license and have graduated from an accredited nursing or psychiatric technology program. A minimum of one year of experience in medication administration and inpatient mental health treatment is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient ObservationClinical DocumentationNursing CarePatient Safety

Healthcare Professional Career Context

In California, the healthcare weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (233 salary observations; 397 listings), vs ~$86k nationally (1,833 salary observations; 6,432 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

healthcare pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Long Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$961k
Typical market rent
$2,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Stars Behavioral Health Group

Mental Health Care
Long Beach, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Generous time off
Employer-paid medical, dental, vision
Additional voluntary benefits
Paid CEU opportunities
Career development programs
Supervision for BBS hours (AMFT, ACSW, APCC)
Employee recognition and rewards