Psychiatric Technician

Brown University Health; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health seeks a Psychiatric Technician to assist in the Behavioral Health Unit and Emergency Department under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse. This role serves adult and pediatric patients and supports a safe, therapeutic milieu that reflects the organization's core values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence.

Responsibilities include communicating patient status for safety plans, documenting interactions, assisting with activities and

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate in Psychology or related field or CNA license with experience working with the behavioral health population.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current Brown University Health Crisis Management certification or current enrollment.
• Ability to provide care to patients across the life span with consideration of aging, development, and culture.

Responsibilities

• Communicates patient status related to safety initiatives and the care plan.
• Adheres to unit policies; maintains therapeutic limits.
• Documents significant patient/family interactions per protocol.
• Monitors activities of daily living and assists with personal care.
• Establishes therapeutic relationships and encourages patient participation in activities.

Education

Baccalaureate in Psychology or related field

CNA license

Job description

SUMMARY: The Psychiatric Technician functions under the direction of the Registered Professional Nurse and is responsible to the Behavioral Health Director. This position provides direct care and maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients on the Behavioral Health Unit and the Emergency Department. Provides services to the adult and pediatric population. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) &Emergency Department (ED) Communicates individual patient status as it relates to safety initiatives and the care plan
• Complies with unit policies and procedures and demonstrates the ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within unit and department standards
• Provides input as a collaborative team member .
• Documents significant patient/family interactions per unit protocol in a timely manner
• Observespatientsinactivitiesofdailyliving inaccordancewith established goals (personal hygiene,ambulation,shaving,etc).
• Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and encourages their participation in recreational and other therapeutic activities and all treatment groups
• Consistently models appropriate and therapeutic interpersonal staff/patient interactions to other patients/families
• Conduct patient observations per unit policy and record patient’s behavior and reports any unusual behavior to nursing staff
• Initiates formalnformal supervision and incorporates feedback for improvement in job performance
• Organizes and participates in recreational activities and some groups
• Demonstrates analytical skills and an understanding of psychiatric illnesses and organizes recreational activities and groups to meet psycho-social and intellectual need of patients
• Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of the environment and reporting any safety hazards/ligature risks to the Charge Nurse
• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with patient/families as well as other members of the healthcare team
• Manages aggressive/destructive behavior by providing timely therapeutic interventions
• Assists in placing patients in seclusion and/or restraints according to policy and procedures
• Assists in patient and room searches
• Maintains patient confidentiality and respects patient right to privacy
• Follows Vital Sign Policy per unit

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Baccalaureate in Psychology or related field or CNA license with experience working with the behavioral health population. Current CPR certification. Current Brown University Health Crisis Management certification or current enrollment. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
• EXPERIENCE: Preferred in health care field.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: General hospital environment with occasional stressful conditions associated with patient care. Must be able to walk and be on feet a minimum of 4 hours to perform continuous rounding safety checks on patients and safety of the unit.
• INDEPENDENT ACTION: Responds to individual patient-care situations demonstrating knowledge and skills acquired through education, certification and work experience. Abnormal situations are referred to direct supervisor.

Pay Range

$18.00-$27.13

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Newport Hospital - 11 Friendship Street Newport, Rhode Island 02840

Work Type

Every other weekend, every other holiday

Work Shift

Night

Daily Hours

12 hours

Driving Required

No