Forensic Security Employee Trainee - Torrance State Hospital

Are you an ambitious individual with a thirst for knowledge and a passion for helping others? An exciting opportunity within the Regional Forensic Psychiatric Center at Torrance State Hospital is waiting for you! We are currently seeking Forensic Security Employee Trainees to provide non-professional nursing care for patients with varying degrees of emotional and physical disabilities, while ensuring a therapeutic and secure environment is maintained. If you are eager to jumpstart your career within the commonwealth while providing care for vulnerable individuals, apply today and join our team!

This is a training level position in which you will receive guidance and close supervision to acquire the essential skills needed to care for individuals with emotional and physical disabilities. In this position, you will continuously monitor patients, their living areas, and their daily activities during their evaluation and treatment process. This will include assisting patients with self-care skills such as bathing, oral hygiene, hair care, and dressing. Additionally, you will serve as the primary contact person for assigned patients, as well as serve as a patient advocate, maintaining respect and confidentiality while assisting them with their personal needs. Other duties you will be responsible for include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collecting urine samples
• Taking and recording temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, and weight
• Monitoring soaks and providing skin care
• Completing and documenting daily environmental and face-to-face rounds of assigned areas
• Participating in treatment plan development
• Providing emotional support and simple nursing procedures to patients

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM during the training period, and 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM after successful completion of training, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Shift days vary due to operational need. You will work 10 out of 14 days in a two-week period.
• Overtime and travel required as needed.
• Free parking!
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Completion of the tenth school grade; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  1. Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.