Psychiatric Technician; Entry Level & Performance Job ‘Ewa Gentry Hawaii USA,Healthcare

Position: PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN (ENTRY LEVEL & FULL PERFORMANCE)
Location: ‘Ewa Gentry

Please be advised that the hiring process for this position is part of the Department of Health’s Hiring Innovation for Rapid Employment (HIRE) Pilot Project. The Pilot Project will defer the traditional screening of applications for minimum qualifications until after a selection has been made. Therefore, the referral of an application to the hiring manager and the opportunity to interview for the position do not indicate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the position, nor do they guarantee employment.

If selected for the role, a comprehensive review of the application packet will occur to ensure that the minimum qualifications are met. If the selectee is deemed qualified, a conditional offer will be issued.

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Health.

The position is located on the Island of OAHU.

Salary:
Entry Level $4,371 per month (HE04)

Full Performance $4,726 per month (HE06)

The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this civil service recruitment to the Department of Health.

This position works in the psychiatric unit of an acute care hospital which provides acute adult and adolescent psychiatric services. The position serves as part of the treatment team and is involved in planning, organizing and conducting adjunctive services (recreational and diversional activities) which involves the implementation of moderately complex therapeutic procedures and the application of various techniques in patient care services.

The position also provides a variety of personal care and nursing services to patients in the unit. The position may be required to work on shifts, including evenings, and weekends and holidays.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Orientation and Companionship

Orient patients to the hospital setting, rules and regulations, patient rights and treatment team system.
Perform as a companion for newly admitted patients to establish rapport and facilitate a social network with other patients on the unit.

Assessment and Planning

Take temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height and weight. Monitor seclusion/restraint status. Record observations/findings in patient’s chart. Observe patient’s physical and psychological needs and report findings to the charge nurse.
Participate as a member of the treatment team and provide input into the formulation of patients’ master treatment plans.
Provide input and assist in planning therapeutic interventions in situational crises.
Participate in/conduct daily community meetings with team members to set goals for the day.

Implementation and Evaluation

Implement training for patients in developing self-help skills such as toileting, feeding, bathing, dressing, basic oral hygiene and other activities of daily living.
Implement adjunctive services (recreational and diversional activities) planned and developed by the RN, Recreational Therapist and/or Occupational Therapist for the general therapeutic milieu of the unit.
Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients and employees at all times. Report and initiate corrective measures of any known unsafe environmental conditions.
Monitor contraband materials and enforce unit rules and regulations at all times.
Evaluate, with the charge nurse and other team members, the effectiveness of approaches utilized in crisis intervention during the shift.
Assist in the evaluation of patients’ conditions and progress based on their master treatment plans.

Other Duties

In addition to the key duties and responsibilities, this position may be assigned to:
Admit, transfer and/or discharge patients; assist in emergency procedures such as fire escape and drill (e.g., Code Red, Code Yellow, etc.), seclusion and restraints, patient searches, bomb threats and disaster drills, etc.; transport/escort patients as assigned; provide physical care to patients who are physically and/or emotionally unable to take care of themselves; attend in-service and other continuing educational programs; temporarily work on another unit, as necessary;

complete all mandatory training programs and maintain current certification in CPR; participate in hospital-wide quality assurance and…