Experienced Senior Psychiatric Technician (BERT) - Atrium Health Pineville FT Days

Position Overview Department: 34114 Atrium Health Pineville - Patient Safety Attendant, Full-time, day shift (three 12-hour shifts per week). Weekend and holiday work required. Pay Range: $20.80 - $31.20 per hour. Responsibilities Serve as team lead for all BERT activations. Assist in identifying and rounding on high-risk patients. Audit the patient care environment for compliance with the room safety checklist. Round on and audit compliance with the Blue Star designation for risk-for-harm patients. Mitigate risk of workplace violence events. Track shift-by-shift risk-for-harm patients, IVC patients, and patients requiring an in-person safety observer. Conduct rapid behavioral assessments and lead de-escalation. Collaborate with providers on medication, restraint, and consult decisions. Provide real-time support and education for PSA teammates and unit teammates to ensure patient and teammate safety. Lead post-event debriefs and complete documentation. Follow up with teammates after workplace violence events to provide support and offer resources. Essential Functions Observe, report, and document signs, symptoms, or changes in patient behavior to the charge nurse. Interact therapeutically with patients. Assist, initiate, and participate in social and recreational activities, group therapy, patient teaching groups, and other group activities. Make rounds on assigned patients as ordered. Monitor patients in seclusion/restraints and document observations. Participate in unit-based process improvement activities. Document observations in the clinical record. Complete all mandatory training as per facility policy. Physical Requirements Work in patient care areas with potentially combative or self-destructive patients. Requires walking, standing, lifting, reaching, handling of charts, supplies, equipment, blood, and body fluids. Demonstrates flexibility in changing workload. Education, Experience & Certifications High school diploma or GED required. 2 years of experience required. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA required. CPI certification required within 90 days of hire date. Bachelor’s degree or AAPT certification required for teammates promoted after 2017. Benefits Competitive compensation with shift premiums, on-call pay, and incentive pay. Paid time off programs. Medical, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability, and flexible spending accounts. Family benefits including adoption assistance and paid parental leave. Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match. Educational assistance program. Health and wellness programs, including support resources for workplace violence incidents. #J-18808-Ljbffr 107 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority