Local Contract Patient Care Tech - $31 per hour
Listed on 2026-08-13
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Healthcare
Patient Care Technician, Mental Health
Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a local contract Patient Care Tech for a local contract job in New York, New York.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty:
Patient Care Tech - Discipline:
Allied Health Professional - Duration:
12 weeks - 37 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, evenings
- Employment Type:
Local Contract
Job Title: Patient Care Associate (PCA) - Psychiatry
Location: Not specified
Contract Length: Not specified
Job Summary: Functions as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing a full range of services to patients admitted to the inpatient psychiatry service. Participates in the patients' admission and orientation to the inpatient unit. Responsible for assisting patients with changing, searching of patients, securing valuables, reviewing unit rules and regulations, and providing orientation to room and unit. Assists with preparation and updating of the Nursing Care Plan and Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Plan.
Performs selected direct care duties including therapeutic intervention, taking vital signs, simple dressing changes, specimen collection, personal hygiene, and EKGs. Leads and co-leads various patient activity groups, assists with discharge planning, and intervenes with physical restraints when necessary. Practices infection control and maintains an assigned patient caseload providing ongoing supportive counseling to both the patient and family.
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent AND 2 years of full-time experience in law enforcement, Nursing, Psychiatric/Behavioral Health, Mental Health Population, Counseling, or Group Family Dynamics OR Associate’s degree, preferably in mental health or related focus.
- Venipuncture experience
- EKG skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Not applicable
Required Certifications & Licensure:
- BLS (American Heart Association)
- Certificate of Medical Assistant training OR Patient Care Assistant training program including EKG and venipuncture skills/or equivalent
- CPI or PMCS certification
- SEL and SCR background checks
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Patient Care Tech
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