Psychiatric Technician- HCPC 3E -General Psychiatric Adult Unit- Day Shift

UTHealth Houston's John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center is hiring a Psychiatric Technician to join our behavioral health team on HCPC Unit 3E, a General Adult Psychiatric Unit. This position provides direct patient care and support to adults receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment and plays a critical role in maintaining a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment that promotes patient recovery, dignity, and safety.

We are seeking compassionate, dependable, and observant individuals who are committed to supporting patients through periods of acute psychiatric illness while working collaboratively with nurses and the interdisciplinary treatment team. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to effectively respond to crisis situations while ensuring patient safety and adherence to established policies and procedures.

HCPC Unit 3E is a 24-bed inpatient general adult psychiatric unit that provides care to adults ages 18 and older who require acute psychiatric stabilization and treatment. The unit serves a diverse patient population with a broad range of behavioral health diagnoses and complex psychosocial needs.

Patients may be admitted voluntarily or involuntarily and require comprehensive psychiatric care, medication management, crisis intervention, therapeutic programming, and discharge planning. The unit emphasizes a recovery-oriented approach while maintaining a safe and structured therapeutic environment.

Working on Unit 3E offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients during some of their most vulnerable moments. Staff members are expected to actively engage with patients, monitor behaviors, assist with activities of daily living, facilitate therapeutic activities, and support individualized treatment goals.

The Psychiatric Technician works as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team that typically includes:

• 2 Registered Nurses (RNs)
• 2 Psychiatric Technicians (Psych Techs)

This collaborative staffing model supports patient safety, therapeutic engagement, communication, and coordinated responses to patient and unit needs.

Day

Shift: 7:00 a.m.

- 7:30 p.m.

• 12-hour shifts
• Matrix scheduling pattern with alternating weekends: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, repeating cycle
• Required to work every other weekend
• Scheduled for a minimum of 84 hours within a two-week pay period
• Mandatory Orientation:
  Two-week onboarding process for all new hires
• Hospital-Wide Education Orientation:
  Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (first two weeks)

Please note:

Team members may be required to float to other behavioral health units throughout the hospital based on staffing needs and patient census to support patient care and operational requirements.

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• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

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