Safety-Focused Psychiatric Technician

California Department of State Hospitals; California (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero seeks a dedicated Psychiatric Technician (Safety) to maintain a clean, safe therapeutic environment for patients at our facility in San Luis Obispo County. The role involves supervision of patient activities, security checks, and applying TIC/TSI principles in daily care.

Responsibilities include administering medications, monitoring patient condition, and reporting significant changes to supervisors or physicians.

Responsibilities

• Helps to create a clean, safe and therapeutic environment for patients
• Applies mental health principles and relationship security with patients
• Performs custody tasks including supervision of patient activities
• Searches for drugs, contraband, weapons, and inspect facilities to identify security breaches that could lead to the escape of a patient
• Observes and intervenes in patient behavior that may injure people, damage property, or signal impending escape attempts
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of correct methods in Therapeutic Strategies and Interventions (TSI), that includes patient containment, heavy lifting, applying restraints, and responding to emergency situations throughout the hospital
• Performs nursing procedures such as administering medications including oral medications and hypodermic injection, observing patients’ physical condition and behavior and reporting significant changes to a shift supervisor, unit supervisor or physician and recording nursing notes: in the patients or inmate record

Job description

The Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero seeks a dedicated Psychiatric Technician (Safety) to maintain a clean, safe therapeutic environment for patients at our facility in San Luis Obispo County. The role involves supervision of patient activities, security checks, and applying TIC/TSI principles in daily care.

Responsibilities include administering medications, monitoring patient condition, and reporting significant changes to supervisors or physicians.