Psychiatric Technician | Full Time | 3rd Shift | Behavioral Health Unit

Psychiatric Technician | Full Time | 3rd Shift | Behavioral Health Unit

Job Category: Patient Care Support Requisition Number: PSYCH002053

Hillsdale Hospital 168 S Howell St Hillsdale, MI 49242, USA

Job Details

Work Schedule and Shift Premiums

This is a 24/7 inpatient unit. Applicants must be flexible with their availability

36 to 40 hours per week | mostly 11pm to 7am with some 12-hour shifts starting earlier or ending later

• 2nd shift premium is $2.00 per hour
• 3rd premium shift is $3.05 per hour
• Weekend premium is an additional $2.00 per hour

Benefits

• Insurance: medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability
• Paid Time Off: vacation and holidays
• Retirement: 403(b) with match
• Education assistance and continuing education - many courses offered on-site at the hospital

Qualifications

• Must be a high school graduate of an accredited institution
• Sixteen credit hours in the Human Services Field is desired
• Knowledge of the basic sciences underlying psychiatric care, psychology, sociology or social work is a plus
• Experience working in the mental health field is preferred. Must be able to establish therapeutic interactions with patients
• Recipient Rights Training will be required within 30 days of hire
• TEAM training will be required within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic patient care. Has 1-1 interaction with all assigned patients
• Runs groups and maintains accurate documentation
• Assists in creating an environment that is clean, neat and conducive to patient care in activities of daily living. Assists patients in doing personal laundry and taking care of all their daily ADLs as needed
• Answers the door and phone on the Unit following Unit policies ensuring patient confidentiality
• Assists the RN and other disciplines in all activities of the unit as needed
• Does patient rounds on time according to the level of safety and immediately reports any safety concerns to the RN
• Exhibits safety awareness including environmental rounds each shift looking for any safety issues including contraband
• Assists in a program of scheduled activities for patient population, which may include task completion, daily living skills, self-esteem/confidence, group cohesion, leisure skills, reality orientation, and communication
• Ensures patients participate in setting daily goals, self-assessments and Discharge Safety Plans
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and diagnosis of the patients
• Maintains documentation that is clear, accurate, and complete in all areas
• Ensures the privacy and confidentiality of protected health information at all times, sharing confidential information only with those who have a need to know in order to perform their jobs

Why Hillsdale Hospital

• Hillsdale Hospital is dedicated to excellence in healthcare community service, continued improvement, and respect for human life. We manage the health needs of our local community through compassionate and highly skilled care in our clean, safe, healing environment.

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