Psychiatric Technician

LTS; California (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare firm is seeking a Psychiatric Technician to provide direct support to individuals with developmental disabilities in California. The role involves daily care activities, behavior management, and contributing to the interdisciplinary team. Suitable candidates will possess a valid license and relevant experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits options

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Psychiatric Technician license issued by the California Board.
• At least six months’ experience providing direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Must possess sufficient strength and agility.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care support to STAR consumers in daily living activities.
• Observes consumer’s physical condition and behavior.
• Performs nursing procedures such as administering medications.

Skills

Direct care support

Behavior management

Cultural sensitivity

Trauma informed care

Education

Psychiatric Technician license

Job description

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LTSis seeking an experienced Psychiatric Technician to support the program with the Department of Developmental Services in the state of California. This position will be in various STAR locations: Vacaville, CA; Springville, CA; Porterville, CA; Costa Mesa, CA.

The Psychiatric Technician (PT) will provide direct care, modeling, coaching, instruction, and training on nursing care and behavioral support plans to Stabilization Training Assistance Reintegration (STAR) consumers following established standards and procedures. The PT will have on-going interaction with consumers with developmental disabilities and/or severe psychiatric and behavioral conditions at STAR residence and community activities. Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment which will ensure respect, dignity and protect privacy, rights, confidentiality, and physical/emotional well-being of all consumers.

LTS is an award-winning enterprise consulting, IT modernization, and healthcare innovations firm. As a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions for both federal agencies and public organizations, LTS has more than 20 years of experience fusing technology, ingenuity, and human-centered experiences to tackle an array of highly complex public health issues.

The LTS Health group is focused on providing technology solutions that improve our nation’s health equity and increase overall access to public health resources. LTS believes technological advances will continue to shape how the healthcare industry provides and improves services. Our internal expertise within IT Solutions and collaborations with industry partnerships allow LTS to remain at the forefront of emerging technologies. We continuously evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance solutions in new models of care that help organizations meet individual care needs by bringing key health-care services closer to home in a cost-effective manner.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct care support to STAR consumers:
• Assists consumers in all activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, basic housekeeping, dining, food shopping and preparation. These duties include lifting, positioning, and assisting in consumer mobility. Additional needs as identified by the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Provides services which will assist each consumer in achieving maximum social, emotional, intellectual, developmental, and cognitive growth.
• Promotes consumer rights and ability to make choices.
• Provides behavior management support; reinforcement, intervention technique utilization includes highly restrictive interventions.
• Escorts consumers in the community, such as medical appointments, work/leisure activities, health facilities, and placement visits.
• Assists staff and consumers in occupational, recreational, vocational, and educational programs for consumers.
• Observes consumer’s physical condition and behavior and reports significant changes to appropriate team members.
• Performs nursing procedures, such as administering medications and treatments including oral medication, hypodermic injections, urinary catheterization, enemas, and taking and recording temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, and first aid as authorized within the scope of the Psychiatric Technician nursing requirements to consumers.
• Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team in all aspects of the development and implementation of the consumer’s plans.
• Works at various sites as needed to meet staffing requirements. Works extended hours and/or varying shifts. Attends and participates in training as required
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Must have a valid and current Psychiatric Technician license issued by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technicians without restrictions. As a licensed professional, you are required to maintain a valid certification and comply with all professional conduct requirements within your licensure.
• Must have at least six months’ prior experience providing direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities who have challenging behavior service needs.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• On-going interaction with consumers with developmental disabilities and severe psychiatric and behavioral conditions at STAR residence.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinical nursing environment.
• Must possess and maintain sufficient strength, agility, endurance, and sensory ability to perform the duties contained in this duty statement.
• Must be able to work with consumers with developmental disabilities (e.g. autistic spectrum disorder, intellectual disability) and severe behavior (e.g. aggression, self-injurious behavior, property destruction, and elopement) and psychiatric conditions and symptoms (e.g. psychosis, mood disorders, PTSD, and suicidal ideation).
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
• Must be able to complete all required training and perform and be competent in self-defense and hands-on intervention training, including two-person wall containment with resistive consumers.
• Work may include planned and scheduled travel with possible overnight stays.
• May be required to work mandatory overtime as needed to meet staffing requirements.
• Must be competent in the areas of cultural sensitivity for the population being served, positive behavioral support, trauma informed care, coaching skills training, person centered practices, and utilize less restrictive techniques to address behavioral issues.
  
  

LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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