Psychiatric Technician; Safety

Position: PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN (SAFETY)
Job description and duties

We are hiring psychiatric technician (safety)!

Metropolitan state hospital is located in the city of norwalk.

This advertisement will run until filled with the following cutoff dates: 1st and 15th of every month.

* 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
* The department of state hospitals - metropolitan is now accepting applications for multiple full-time, permanent psychiatric technician positions. Under general supervision, incumbents administer care to forensic, lps and medically fragile patients; assist in planning and evaluation of nursing care; provide a basic level of general behavioral and psychiatric nursing care; and are expected to facilitate the rehabilitation of forensic clients and patients.

Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, ability to problem solve, and good communication skills.

Experience with computer systems is desired. Qualities sought are the ability to work well with others, good mediation skills, and a commitment to helping others.

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 up to 30 days for level of care staff (clinical).

Minimum qualifications:

possession of a valid license to practice as a psychiatric technician issued by the bvnpte. (applicants who are within four months of completing the psychiatric technician curriculum accredited by the bvnpte will be admitted to the examination, but they must secure this license before they will be eligible for appointment.) 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.

Exam link:

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

Benefits of working for the department of state hospitals - metropolitan

* a work culture that values safety, treatment, responsibility, communication, respect, and empowerment

* annual merit based raises

* full benefits, health, dental, vision, and pension retirement with options of 457 and 401k supplemental retirement plans

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

Working conditions

Face coverings

While working on-site, employees must follow current face covering guidance as issued by cdph.

Minimum requirements

You will find the minimum requirements in the class specification.

* psychiatric technician (safety)

Additional documents

* job application package checklist

* duty statement

Position details

Job code #:

Jc-478946

Position #(s):

-xxx

Working title:

Psychiatric technician (safety) - hospital wide - metropolitan state hospital - various

Classification:

Psychiatric technician (safety)

$5,673.00 - $6,599.00 s

$5,864.00 - $6,993.00 t

$6,079.00 - $7,249.00 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, full time

Facility:

Dsh - metropolitan

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).

Department website:

Special requirements

* the position(s) require(s) a drug screening be passed prior to being hired.

* the position(s) require(s) a background investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

* the position(s) require(s) medical clearance prior to being hired.

* the position(s) require(s) a(n) ca psychiatric technician license. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

Unless there is a specific request to be notified via usps mail, our main contact will be via email. Email correspondence regarding this job posting will primarily come from  It is the applicant's responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their calcareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing…