3rd Shift Psychiatric Care Technician

Title: 3rd Shift Psychiatric Care Technician

State Role

Title:

49053

Hiring Range: $38,630 minimum, negotiable based on relevant years of experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency:
Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:

Southern Va Mental Health Inst

Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Recruitment Type:
General Public - G

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services supports individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults, a training center, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured, intensive services for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or need substance use disorder services.

DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians. This position will work at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility, located in Danville, VA.

Psychiatric Technicians work directly with patients to achieve therapeutic goals through activities of daily living (ADLs), attend to patients’ problems and concerns, encourage patients in activities, provide intervention for behavior problems and crisis situations, and promote patients’ awareness and coping skills to deal with the realities of judicial controls as required. This position requires working with patients that may become verbally and/or physically aggressive.

Consequently, as a Psychiatric Technician you are responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions available per hospital policy and to successfully avoid the use of seclusion and restraint whenever possible.

• Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate client behavior through observing, conversing and listening.
• Interact with patients in a therapeutic manner.
• Monitor and report changes in patients’ medical and psychiatric status.
• Lift heavy objects (greater than 50 pounds).
• Walk and/or stand a minimum of 75% of time while on shift.

This position will work 3rd shift -- two 12-hour shifts (7:00 pm-7:30 am) and two 8-hour shifts (11:00 pm-7:30 am) with a 30-minute meal break. This position will work some holidays on a rotating basis and every other weekend. This position may be required to work overtime if needed. Shift differentials for third shift include $2.25/hour weekdays and $3.00/hour weekends and weekday holidays.

• Basic computer skills; you will be trained to complete documentation in an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• A valid driver’s license is required and must remain valid throughout employment.

• Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
• Physical and mental ability to participate in patient’s treatment and behavior management including performing manual tasks, walking, sitting, standing, lifting, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, writing and performing mathematical calculations.

• High school diploma/GED.
• Experience working in a psychiatric, healthcare facility, acute care, long-term or correctional setting.
• Veterans and people with National Service.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.
• CNA License / QMHP Certification.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. A successful fingerprint-based criminal history check, drug screen, and reference checks are required for the selected candidate. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks.

Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process.

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