Psych Tech

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is seeking a Psych Aide to provide direct contact with assigned patients, monitor responses to services, and identify problem areas under the supervision of the Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.

Responsibilities include providing physical, emotional, and cognitive care, coordinating with departments to ensure patient safety and quality care, and participating in crisis intervention and environment safety tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience with mentally ill or addicted individuals.
• CPR and crisis response training.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families, peers, and medical staff.
• Emotional stability and resilience; able to adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical, emotional, and/or cognitive patient care in a safe manner.
• Liaise with hospital departments to ensure patient safety and quality care.
• Monitor patient conditions and report abnormal vital signs or pain to staff.
• Perform environment and patient safety duties, including room inspections and searches for contraband.
• Demonstrate crisis intervention techniques and effective communication with patients and staff.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Crisis intervention

Patient and family communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience with mentally ill or addicted persons

CPR certification

Job description

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION The Psych Aide provides direct contact with each assigned patient to monitor responses to services & identify problem areasSUPERVISION Reports directly to Nurse Manager andor Charge Nurse

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Provides physical emotional &or cognitive patient care in an appropriate safe manner
• Liaison with various departments of LCMH to patient safety and quality care based on patient needs
• Diligent Training
• Utilizes effective crisis intervention techniques
• Demonstrates ability to conduct environment and patient safety duties ie room inspections patient search belonging searches monitor visitors for contraband
• Communicates abnormal variances of physical data vital signs pain etc to appropriate staff
• Emotional &or cognitive data tearful hallucinating etc to appropriate staff

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• High School DiplomaGED preferred
• Sufficient experience in working with mentally ill persons addicted persons or in providing personal care services
• Crisis Response Training CPRAbility to communicate with patient family peers and medical personnel
• Requires emotional stability and resilience
• Must be adaptable to change be decisive and demonstrate foresight
• Exhibits organizational and leadership ability
• Shows ability to gain & maintain support and respect of co workers

Physical DemandsWork Environment

Work requires a variety of physical activities including standing and walking for long periods of time bending stooping and lifting The work environment may be physically confining Visual acuity is required for a variety of specific activities Must have normal hearing or utilize adaptive hearing devices if duties require listening with a stethoscope to discern breath sounds heart sounds and bowel sounds Ability to do shift work as requiredReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Experience

Memorial is more than a slogan its the care we provide our patients and its the commitment to our community and our team members As a nationally certified Great Place to Work at Lake Charles Memorial Health System you will have the opportunity to be a part of an organizational culture that supports not only exceptional patient care but also the well being and professional growth of our employees Join us and be a part of a team where your contributions are valued your growth is nurtured and your success is celebrated Working at Lake Charles Memorial Health System Great Place To Work