Psychiatric Technician

Description Responsible for quality patient care by providing supervision and guidance for the patients as well as maintaining a safe and therapeutic patient environment.

Position Accountabilities and Performance Criteria:

• Provides proper supervision and guidance in the daily activities of the program as part of a patient care team.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe and therapeutic patient environment.
• Reports patient complaints and/or changes in the patient's psychiatric and/or medical condition promptly to the Registered Nurse.
• Completes all necessary paperwork used in the daily operation of the program and documents in the medical record objective patient care in a competent manner.
• Understands and is able to implement all emergency policies and procedures and ensures that emergency restrictive devices are available on the unit each shift and in good working order.
• Works with the Nurse Manager and/or Nurse Supervisor, and/or the Team Leader Psychiatric Technician, and co-workers to structure and monitor the unit milieu. Reports problems in working with specific patients to the Registered Nurse and/or the Team Leader Psychiatric Technician.
• Participates in the training and orientation of new staff members as directed by designated organizational leaders.
• Performs and documents monitoring of patient activities on the milieu as well as any specialized observation needs.
• Monitors vital signs, collects urine specimens, and assists patients with the activities of daily living according to appropriate guidelines and policies and under the clinical direction of the Registered Nurse.

Additional Skills & Qualifications experience in behavioral health is a plus Experience Level EntryLevel Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Louisville, TN. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $35360.00

• $39520.

00/yr.

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