What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Technician position at Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero?
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The Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero is a secure public sector hospital providing inpatient forensic services for mentally ill adult males who are court committed throughout the State of California.
REQUIRES: possession of a CA Psychiatric Technician license
- **Not licensed? Interested in learning how to become a Psychiatric Technician? The Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero partners with our local community college to offer the DSH-A/Cuesta College Psychiatric Technician Program here on our hospital grounds. This is a 1 year long program and gives graduates the opportunity to obtain a starting salary of $70,000/year. ASK US about the program, we are happy to help!
DUTIES/JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Psychiatric Technician (Safety) will be directed by the Unit Supervisor, RN Shift Lead, Senior Psychiatric Technician or Health Services Specialist depending on the shift/program at the Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero (ASH). The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:
- Helps to create a clean, safe and therapeutic environment for patients or inmates
- Apply mental health principles and relationship security with patients or inmates
- Supervise patient activities
- Performs custody tasks including supervision of patient activities
- Shakedown, i.e., searching for drugs, contraband, weapons and inspecting facilities to identify security breaches that could lead to the escape of a patient or inmate
- Observing and intervening in patient behavior that may injure people, damage property or signal impending escape attempts
- Applies and demonstrates knowledge of correct methods in the prevention and management of assaultive behavior (PMAB), that includes patient containment, heavy lifting (over 50 pounds), applying restraints, and responding to emergency situations throughout the hospital
- Performs nursing procedures such as administering mediations including oral medications and hypodermic injection, observing patients or inmates physical condition and behavior and reporting significant changes to a shift supervisor, unit supervisor or physician and recoding nursing notes, in the patients or inmate record
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid CA license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the BVNPT.*
The hiring process consists of 3 steps:
1. Create an account on the CalCareers website
2. Take and pass the required CA state civil service eligibility exam
3. Apply for the vacancy (reach out for links and steps)
We offer:
Health, dental and vision insurance
Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
CALPERS Safety retirement and 401K/457 plan options
Click on the link below to learn more about our area:
https://www.dsh.ca.gov/Atascadero/About_the_Area.html
For more information, please contact DSH-Atascadero Recruitment Team at ASHRecruitment@dsh.ca.gov OR (805) 468-3660.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,116.00 - $89,592.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $70,116 - $89,592