Psychiatric Technician, 5 Ridgeway, Part Time, 12 Hour AM-AFSCME

UC Health; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

UC Health is seeking a part-time psychiatric technician for the 5 Ridgeway Psychiatry unit at UC Medical Center. This role offers the opportunity to work in a unique psychiatric environment, gaining exposure to a variety of behavioral health diagnoses and the chance for career advancement through a clinical ladder program.

Benefits

Clinical ladder program for career advancement

Exposure to a variety of behavioral health diagnoses

Qualifications

• Experience in psychiatric settings preferred.
• Ability to handle a variety of behavioral health diagnoses.
• Willingness to participate in clinical ladder programs for advancement.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for adult patients in a psychiatric unit.
• Assist in psychiatric emergency services.
• Engage in unit projects for career development.

Skills

Behavioral health knowledge

Patient care

Crisis intervention

Job description

Location: UC Medical Center
Department: Psychiatry-5 Ridgeway
Hours: Part Time 24 hrs/week
Shift: 12 hr Day 7a-7p

UC Health is hiring a part-time psychiatric technician for the 5 Ridgeway Psychiatry unit at UC Medical Center.

This is a 20-bed unit that provides inpatient psychiatric treatment for adult patients aged 18 years and older.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care teams. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs—our physician experts conduct basic, translational, and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. It houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, equipped with the necessary specialists and resources for the most complex medical conditions and injuries.

Become part of the only psychiatric unit in Southwest Ohio where you can gain exposure to a variety of behavioral health diagnoses. You will also have the opportunity to see cases you won’t encounter elsewhere and treat patients that other institutions do not accept.

Unit Details:

• Variety of diagnoses in behavioral health, providing valuable experience.
• Opportunity to gain experience with psychiatric emergency services.
• Clinical ladder program: opportunities for advancement from a CN 1 nurse through unit projects, which come with monetary benefits and career development.