Lead Inpatient Technician LCSU

The primary function of the Lead Technician is to maintain a therapeutic, safe, and secure environment to ensure client safety. This Specialist functions as an active part of the interdisciplinary treatment team, providing continuous client care, monitoring, supervision, interaction, and role modeling to adult and adolescent clients. The Lead Technician works to support the overall goal of stabilization of client crises to reintegrate into the community.

The Lead Technician will also be required to transport patients if they meet the driving requirements.

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, clients, and vendors.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Ability to adhere to company and/or program’s dress code standards.
• Ability to report to work with good personal hygiene.
• Ability to understand and apply facility safety operational policies.
• Ability to regularly lift 75 to 200 pounds.
• Anyone who meets the driving requirements will be required to drive.
• Be the lead in ensuring the daily client program schedule is meaningful, within policy and procedures, and occurring on time.
• Work closely with Charge Nurse on coordinating the needs of patients and Team Tech assignments
• Review admission paperwork and ensure it is completed properly with proper signatures from all parties prior to leaving shift.
• Provides assistance to Team Techs as needed for coverage, paperwork, Credible knowledge, ACT support, and Verbal redirection on creative supportive patient care redirection.
• Provides assistance and supervision to clients in activities of daily living.
• Uses appropriate verbal and physical ACT interventions during client confrontation.
• Provide documentation and feedback based on observations and interactions with CSU clients.
• Concisely and correctly complete documentation and related paperwork in a timely and professional manner.
• Assist in the implementation of day treatment activities and therapeutic groups for clients.
• Provide peer review and constructive feedback for other Psychiatric Technicians.
• Assist with reviews of seclusion/restraint implementation utilized with clients.
• Assist in providing a safe environment for staff and clients.
• Maintains environment by appropriate monitoring practices.
• Ability to respond to emergencies and provide necessary assistance to employees and clients.
• Assist with the discharge process for CSU clients.
• Ability to arrive at work and be ready to work on time.
• Ability to abide by principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance and a workplace of dignity and respect.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a group and/or team setting.
• Ability to show respect to all others.
• Ability to professionally communicate with other employees and outside vendors, as required.
• Ability to take guidance and direction from supervisor.

Education:

Minimum of High School Diploma/GED

Experience:

Prefer 2 years of experience as a direct care worker; a higher educational level can account for years of experience.

Certifications:

Clear and Active current Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) certificate preferred.

Training:

Complete all PRC-required pieces of training.

Complete all contact hours required for certification renewal (if applicable)

Attend all PRC clinical and administrative functions.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Computer skills
  - Microsoft Office, Credible, and the Internet.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to respond appropriately in stressful situations while maintaining self-control.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate appropriately and professionally in stressful situations with clients and/or peers.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize workload and multi-tasking when needed.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate effective verbal intervention, ACT, and seclusion/restraint procedures.
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