Senior Psychiatric Technician: Group Therapy & Care Coordination

RiseMe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Rochester is hiring a Psychiatric Technician to support the Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Nursing department. You will deliver care following an interdisciplinary treatment plan, participate in group interventions, and help coordinate services across the care continuum.

This full-time position requires an associate degree in psychology or sociology (or equivalent) and offers a wage range of $19.15–$25.85 per hour, with pay determined by experience and internal equity.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Psychology or Sociology required or
• RN Nursing School required with high school diploma
• Bachelor's degree in Human Services preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Delivers health care services to patients and their families according to the interdisciplinary treatment plan.
• Independently implements interdisciplinary treatment plan for an assigned group of patients, including group interventions.
• Revises and modifies plan in response to changes in patient and alterations in therapeutic approach.
• Participates in planning conferences.
• Integrates multidisciplinary approaches to complete patient assessments and coordinate health care services across the continuum.
• Demonstrates problem solving and critical thinking skills in developing health care interventions.
• Participates in various therapeutic activities, such as role playing, behavior modification, modeling, reality orientation, etc.
• Collaborates with patients, family members and the interdisciplinary treatment team to deliver quality services.
• Participates in ongoing staff development programs, workshops and seminars.
• Implements orientation and training for peer staff development, including the orientation and training of new Psychiatric Technicians.
• Participates in unit-based research and quality improvement, involving data collection and documentation of patient and family services.
• Records relevant data and reports data to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's degree in Psychology or Sociology

RN Nursing School (High School diploma + 2 years RN Nursing School)

Bachelor's degree in Human Services preferred

Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

The University of Rochester is hiring a Psychiatric Technician to support the Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Nursing department. You will deliver care following an interdisciplinary treatment plan, participate in group interventions, and help coordinate services across the care continuum.

This full-time position requires an associate degree in psychology or sociology (or equivalent) and offers a wage range of $19.15–$25.85 per hour, with pay determined by experience and internal equity.