Psychiatric Technician; Safety

working title:

psychiatric technician (safety) - cso/registry - metropolitan state hospital - various

classification:

psychiatric technician (safety)

position details


job code #:

jc-515333

position #(s):

-xxx

working title:


psychiatric technician (safety) - cso/registry - metropolitan state hospital - various


classification:

psychiatric technician (safety)

$5,843.00 - $6,797.00 s

$6,040.00 - $7,203.00 t

$6,261.00 - $7,466.00 u

new to state candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of positions:

multiple

work location:

los angeles county

telework:

in office

job type:

permanent intermittent - 1500 hours

facility:

dsh - metropolitan

job description and duties


we are hiring psychiatric technician (safety)!


intermittent positions, not fulltime. Intermittent positions are hourly part-time positions and working hours may not exceed 1500 hours per calendar year. Permanent/intermittent employees still receive state health and retirement benefits.

*** hours and salaries may vary for intermittent appointments**
* if you have already applied to this position based on the previous advertisement, your application remains under consideration and you do not need to re-apply
* metropolitan state hospital is located in the city of norwalk.

this advertisement will run until filled with cutoff dates for review of applications every friday.

interviews will not be conducted for this recruitment. Conditional job offers will be made to candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and have eligibility and satisfactory references. Candidates must have a current and active psychiatric technician license with no disciplinary actions.

under general supervision, incumbents administer care to forensic, lps, and medically fragile patients.

candidates must be willing to work in any unit/program and any shift to meet the needs of the facility.

training expectations: if selected, it is mandatory that you attend new employee orientation (neo) in its entirety. Neo can be scheduled monday - friday 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. For up to 30 days for level of care staff (clinical).

eligibility examination: to be considered for this job opportunity, applicants must have eligibility by way of: permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. If you do not have eligibility, you must take the exam.

the exam bulletin below outlines how to take the exam . It is your responsibility to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications (mqs) as stated in the announcement as of the date your exam is submitted. Please carefully read the mqs for the position before taking the exam to ensure you are qualified for the position and have met all requirements.

the examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy. Please carefully read and follow the instructions for each process.

exam link:

you will find additional information about the job in the duty statement .

department information

opened in 1916, dsh-metropolitan state hospital is in the vibrant community of norwalk,15 miles east of los angeles. To the south are entertainment venues like disneyland, knott's berry farm, the marinas and beaches of huntington, newport and laguna. To the west are palos verdes and marina del rey.

dsh-metropolitan state hospital has an open campus within a security perimeter. The hospital operates approximately 826 beds. The commitment categories of patients treated at dsh-metropolitan: lanterman-petris-short (lps) act, incompetent to stand trial (pc 1370), offenders with mental health disorders (penal code section 2964/2972/2974), not guilty by reason of insanity (pc 1026).

• click on the link to complete the department of state hospitals recruitment survey: dsh recruitment survey