Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

Patton State Hospital, Human Resources Department is accepting applications for multiple permanent, full-time Psychiatric Technician (Safety) positions. The Psychiatric Technicians (PT) will be assigned to unit medication rooms on a 12-hour schedule. Shifts will be based on operational need.

Psychiatric Technicians work under general supervision. In addition to their custody responsibilities, incumbents provide a basic level of general behavioral and psychiatric nursing care and are expected through their attitude, knowledge, and performance to facilitate the rehabilitation of clients/patients.

Psychiatric Technicians work to maintain order and supervise the conduct of clients/patients, to protect and maintain the safety of persons and property; to provide a basic level of general behavioral psychiatric nursing care to clients/patients who are mentally disordered offenders; and to participate in the overall psychiatric treatment program.

Successful candidates should possess the ability to learn and apply sound judgment, including emergency situations, for the protection of persons and property; apply basic nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes; establish effective therapeutic relationships with mentally disordered clients/patients; recognize symptoms requiring medical or psychiatric attention; think and act quickly in emergencies; work with a treatment team to provide occupational, recreational, vocational, and educational therapy programs for clients/patients; follow directions; keep appropriate records; develop clear and concise reports of incidents; analyze situations accurately and take effective action. Minimum Qualifications of the classification: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California.

The position(s) require(s) a drug screening be passed prior to being hired.

All applicants may be pre-screened for breadth and depth of experience. Only the most qualified applicants may be interviewed based on screening criteria. For this reason, it is especially important that applicants take special care in thoroughly and accurately completing the application.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. The cut-off-dates are the first and third Friday of each month. All completed applications submitted by each cut-off-date will be reviewed at that time. Note: Applications may be processed on a flow basis prior to the cutoff date to meet the hiring needs of the department. Applicants that meet the recruitment criteria should submit an application to Human Resources- Employment Unit.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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