PRN 7p-7a Psychiatric Technician 7406

Psychiatric Technician Opportunity

Focusing on "Whole-Person" Healthcare Meridian Health Services is a progressive healthcare organization that believes in treating the "whole person" integrating physical, mental and social well-being to help people achieve their optimum health. This approach connects treatments and doctors working together to heal both the body and mind for total well-being.

Meridian Health Services is currently seeking a PRN Psychiatric Technician for our Riverbend Hospital located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This is a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of others.

Psychiatric Technician Key Responsibilities:

• Attends to client's personal needs on Units (phone calls, clothing, laundry, exercise, etc.)
• Initiates and assists in client ADL's.
• Encourages and engages clients in treatment, social, leisure, and recreational activities
• Utilizes therapeutic skills in interactions with clients, families, and visitors
• Keeps clients informed of their treatment plan objectives and progress
• Able to set therapeutic guidelines with clients for destructive, disorganized, deviant, dysphoric, or dependent behaviors
• Demonstrates competency in taking vital signs, obtaining urine specimens, assisting with nursing tasks under Unit Nurse directions
• Demonstrates reporting accurate information to the Unit Nurse regarding observations which include client behaviors, reactions to illness, medications, detox symptoms, allergic reactions, pain, fall risk, and suicide risk
• Functions within parameters specified by nursing care plans, multi-disciplinary treatment plans, and general therapeutic goals, including cultural and age-specific needs
• Functions as role model to enhance development of appropriate social skills
• Communicates in a respectful, clear, and direct manner with all Hospital staff, clients, and visitors
• Demonstrates clear and therapeutic written communications, including charting, COS report, Kardex, etc
• Maintains Unit supplies, cleanliness, order, and routines as established by Hospital, Program and nursing policy and procedure
• Completes psychiatric technician's responsibilities for admission and discharge correctly and thoroughly
• Informs supervisor, coworkers, and treatment team members of all concerns, interactions, and/or behaviors of clients' welfare
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety/security issues, including P.I's, C.O.'s, locked doors, closets, cupboards, emergency codes, CPI/restraints (physical/verbal)
• Effectively conducts Unit/Room searches and scheduled Unit rounds, and recognizes importance of interventions:
• Maintains awareness of potential risks for clients/staff, including privilege levels and need for supervision/monitoring (C.O.'s, 1:1, Constant Eye, etc.)
• Notifies appropriate departments, supervisors, Unit nurse, treatment team members of potential hazards to client, staff, and/or visitors
• Takes appropriate measures to intervene in client risky behaviors (Suicidal, elopement, aggression, etc), with Hospital approved verbal/physical skills
• Reads and signs off on all Observations sheets, Assignment sheet tasks, and other checklist binder entries
• Documents specific detailed observations, behaviors and interventions on assigned patients
• Documents vital signs, height, weight, participation in electronic health record of assigned patients efficiently and in a timely manner
• Competent in electronic health record documentation
• Demonstrates proper Universal Precautions and infectious control protocols
• Responds to codes and participates at level of training and experience
• Maintains required certifications for position and Units (CPR, Age Specific Competencies, etc.)
• Attends and participates in mandatory in-services
• Demonstrates attendance and punctuality within Hospital guidelines
• Participates in and assists with Activity Therapy sessions on Units
• Understands and observes confidentiality
• Performs other duties as assigned

We are seeking Psychiatric Technician candidates with the following qualities:

• Graduate of an accredited high school or its equivalent.
• At least 18 years of age at completion of orientation.

Meridian Health Services provides Psychiatric Technicians the following benefits:

• Merit Based Compensation Plan
• Life balance oriented organization

Drug screen, TB test, extensive background check, and fingerprinting are required of all Meridian employees. Meridian Health Services recommends that all individuals who join Meridian have a flu shot and Covid vaccination to further protect our staff and the patients we serve. We also adhere to Covid-related protocol including wearing masks, social distancing, and sanitizing.

Meridian Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) and also participates in E-Verify.