Senior Psychiatric Technician – Patient Care & Training

University of Rochester; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Rochester seeks a Regular full-time Psychiatric Nursing Assistant to support the treatment of adults with mental illness at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY. You will work within an interdisciplinary team to deliver care aligned with the patient’s treatment plan.

Responsibilities include implementing the care plan, assisting in group interventions, documenting data, and participating in conferences to coordinate services.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Human Services preferred or two years completed towards Bachelor's Degree in Nursing / 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 Human Services or Two years completed towards Bachelor's Degree in Nursing / Human Services or equivalent

Job description

The University of Rochester seeks a Regular full-time Psychiatric Nursing Assistant to support the treatment of adults with mental illness at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY. You will work within an interdisciplinary team to deliver care aligned with the patient’s treatment plan.

Responsibilities include implementing the care plan, assisting in group interventions, documenting data, and participating in conferences to coordinate services.