Psychiatric Technician- Adolescent Unit

Lifespan; Newport (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health's Newport Hospital seeks a Psychiatric Technician to work under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse on the Behavioral Health Unit, delivering direct care to adults and helping maintain a safe, therapeutic milieu.

Responsibilities include participating in treatment planning, documenting care, supporting patient activities, observing behavior, and assisting in de-escalation and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate in Psychology or CNA with experience in behavioral health.
• Current CPR certification.
• Brown University Health Crisis Management certification or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Participates in treatment planning with the Professional Nurse.
• Communicates treatment plans to the multidisciplinary team.
• Implements treatment plans per unit policies with therapeutic limits.
• Documents significant patient/family interactions timely.
• Observes daily living activities per the treatment plan.
• Establishes therapeutic relationships and engages patients in activities.
• Conducts patient rounds and reports unusual behavior.
• Assists in supervision and feedback for performance.

Skills

Patient care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Documentation

Crisis management

Therapeutic communication

Education

Bachelor's in Psychology

CNA license

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Psychiatric Technician functions under the direction of the Registered Professional Nurse and is responsible to the Behavioral Health Manager. This position provides direct care and maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients on the Behavioral Health Unit. Provides services to the adult 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:

• Actively participates in the treatment planning process by collaborating with the Professional Nurse to develop the initial problem list and treatment plan.
• Communicates individual treatment plans with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Implements the treatment plan in accordance with unit policies and procedures and demonstrates the ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within unit and department standards.
• Assists in the evaluation of care by providing input at team meetings.
• Documents significant patient/family interactions on flowsheet in a timely manner.
• Observes patients in activities of daily living in accordance with the treatment plan (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 rounds to observe and record patient's behavior and reports any unusual behavior to nursing staff.
• Initiates formal 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 group room and reporting any safety hazards 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.

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

M-F, every other weekend and holiday

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

12 hours

Driving Required

No