Psychiatric Technician; Safety

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

The Psychiatric Technician (Safety) will be supervised by the Unit Supervisor, Supervising Registered Nurse, Program Assistant, and lead by a Senior Psychiatric Technician/Registered Nurse Lead or Alternate Shift Lead in the assigned Program/Unit at the Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero (ASH). The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Helps to create a clean, safe and therapeutic environment for patients
• Applies mental health principles and relationship security with patients
• Performs custody tasks including supervision of patient activities
• Searches for drugs, contraband, weapons, and inspect facilities to identify security breaches that could lead to the escape of a patient
• Observes and intervenes in patient behavior that may injure people, damage property, or signal impending escape attempts
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of correct methods in Therapeutic Strategies and Interventions (TSI), that includes patient containment, heavy lifting, applying restraints, and responding to emergency situations throughout the hospital
• Performs nursing procedures such as administering medications including oral medications and hypodermic injection, observing patients' physical condition and behavior and reporting significant changes to a shift supervisor, unit supervisor or physician and recording nursing notes: in the patients or inmate record

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.