Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)

Wellpath; Santa Maria (CA); Hybrid; USD 53,700 - 76,482; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

401k

DailyPay

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Santa Maria, California, is looking for a Licensed Psychiatric Technician to provide essential support services under supervision. This role involves direct patient care, observation, and interventions for individuals with mental health or intellectual disabilities. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, including a current Psychiatric Technician license and experience in mental health settings. Join a mission-driven organization with a focus on compassionate care and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating groups with Mental Health patients.
• One year of experience within a correctional/detention facility preferred.
• Current unrestricted Psychiatric Technician license in state of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and monitor patients with mental health or developmental needs.
• Support hygiene, feeding, and daily living tasks while tracking patient progress.
• Respond to behavioral emergencies using trained techniques and first aid.
• Perform nursing-delegated tasks such as vital signs and specimen collection.
• Ensure safety and infection control through regular rounds.

Skills

Crisis response

Direct patient care

Observation

Vital sign monitoring

Infection control

Education

High school diploma and specialized training for licensing

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare.
Join us

Compensation Information: $47.25 - $47.25 / hour

Department (Org): Mental Health

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work‑life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to help society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the honor and responsibility to show up with non‑judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in our facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Licensed Psychiatric Technician provides essential mental health support services under the supervision of licensed nursing staff in correctional or behavioral health environments. The role involves direct patient care, observation, and intervention for individuals with mental health or intellectual developmental disabilities. Key responsibilities include crisis response, vital sign monitoring, hygiene support, and infection control.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and monitor patients with mental health or developmental needs
• Support hygiene, feeding, and daily living tasks while tracking patient progress
• Respond to behavioral emergencies using trained techniques and first aid
• Perform nursing‑delegated tasks such as vital signs and specimen collection
• Ensure safety and infection control through regular rounds and standard precautions

  Qualifications & Requirements

  Education

  • High school and specialized training for licensing/certification(s)

  Experience

  • Experience facilitating groups with Mental Health patients
  • One year of experience; within a correctional/detention facility preferred

  Licenses/Certifications

  • Current (and must maintain) unrestricted Psychiatric Technician license in state of practice
  • Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
  • Current (and must maintain) lifesaving ACLS certification through AHA

  We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

  If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.