Psychiatric Technician - Psychiatric Unit - Pediatric

Psychiatric Technician I
- Psychiatric Unit
- Pediatric

The Psychiatric Technician provides therapeutic care for people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disorders. The Psychiatric Technician functions within the multidisciplinary treatment team under the supervision of professional staff. Psychiatric Technicians assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal care, and aid in recovery with a focus on social, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being and reports changes in behavior or physical ailments to professional staff.
• Responds to patient needs taking into consideration developmental stage and psychiatric symptoms
• Takes a mindful and thoughtful approach to all patient interactions, maintains appropriate boundaries.
• Functions within the patient care team focusing on successful treatment and stabilization
• Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed
• May perform other duties upon request.

Education:

• Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED)

Working Conditions:

• Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.
• Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.
• Extend body and limbs to reach items.
• Prolonged periods of standing.
• Prolonged periods of walking.
• Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, protected veteran status, national origin, genetic information or any other legally protected status.