Psych Tech- Full Time

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is seeking a Psych Aide to provide direct patient contact, monitor responses to services and identify problem areas. You will coordinate with nursing and support staff to maintain safety and care standards in a dynamic psychiatric environment.

The role requires crisis intervention ability, emotional resilience, and strong communication with patients, families and medical personnel.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience with mentally ill or addicted individuals or in personal care.
• Crisis response training and CPR certification.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families and staff.
• Must maintain emotional stability and resilience.
• Adaptable, decisive and able to foresee needs.
• Shows organization and leadership in team settings.
• Able to gain and maintain support and respect of coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical, emotional and/or cognitive patient care in a safe manner.
• Liaison with hospital departments to ensure patient safety and quality care.
• Utilizes effective crisis intervention techniques.
• Performs environment and patient safety duties (room inspections, searches, visitor monitoring).
• Communicates abnormal clinical data to appropriate staff.
• Communicates emotional/cognitive conditions to staff as needed.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Emotional stability

Communication skills

Patient care

Education

High School Diploma/GED preferred

Experience with mentally ill or addicted persons

Crisis Response Training

CPR

Ability to communicate with patient, family, peers and medical personnel

Emotional stability and resilience

Adaptable, decisive, foresight

Organizational and leadership ability

Respect and teamwork with co-workers

Job description

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

• The Psych Aide provides direct contact with each assigned patient to monitor responses to services & identify problem areas.

SUPERVISION

Reports directly to Nurse Manager and/or 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 (i.e.- 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 Diploma/GED preferred
• Sufficient experience in working with mentally ill persons, addicted persons or in providing personal care services.
• Crisis Response Training, CPR.
• Ability 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 Demands/Work 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 required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

"Experience Memorial" is more than a slogan, it's the care we provide our patients and it's 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.

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