Psychiatric Technician 6553 7p-7a
2 days ago
West Lafayette
Job Description Text 6553 to 765-523-4622 to Quick Apply for this Psychiatric Technician opportunity! Welcome Bonus $1500! Focusing on “Whole-Person” Healthcare Meridian Health Services is a progressive healthcare organization that believes in treating the “whole person” integrating physical, mental and social well-being to help people achieve their optimum health. This approach connects treatments and doctors working together to heal both the body and mind for total well-being. Meridian Health Services is currently seeking a full time Psychiatric Technician for our Riverbend Hospital located in Lafayette, Indiana. This is a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of others. This position will be working 7pm - 7am. Psychiatric Technician Key Responsibilities: • Attends to client's personal needs on Units (phone calls, clothing, laundry, exercise, etc.), • Initiates and assists in client ADL's., • Encourages and engages clients in treatment, social, leisure, and recreational activities, • Utilizes therapeutic skills in interactions with clients, families, and visitors, • Keeps clients informed of their treatment plan objectives and progress, • Able to set therapeutic guidelines with clients for destructive, disorganized, deviant, dysphoric, or dependent behaviors, • Demonstrates competency in taking vital signs, obtaining urine specimens, assisting with nursing tasks under Unit Nurse directions, • Demonstrates reporting accurate information to the Unit Nurse regarding observations which include client behaviors, reactions to illness, medications, detox symptoms, allergic reactions, pain, fall risk, and suicide risk, • Functions within parameters specified by nursing care plans, multi-disciplinary treatment plans, and general therapeutic goals, including cultural and age-specific needs, • Functions as role model to enhance development of appropriate social skills, • Communicates in a respectful, clear, and direct manner with all Hospital staff, clients, and visitors, • Demonstrates clear and therapeutic written communications, including charting, COS report, Kardex, etc, • Maintains Unit supplies, cleanliness, order, and routines as established by Hospital, Program and nursing policy and procedure, • Completes psychiatric technician's responsibilities for admission and discharge correctly and thoroughly, • Informs supervisor, coworkers, and treatment team members of all concerns, interactions, and/or behaviors of clients' welfare, • Demonstrates knowledge of safety/security issues, including P.I's, C.O.'s, locked doors, closets, cupboards, emergency codes, CPI/restraints (physical/verbal), • Effectively conducts Unit/Room searches and scheduled Unit rounds, and recognizes importance of interventions:, • Maintains awareness of potential risks for clients/staff, including privilege levels and need for supervision/monitoring (C.O.'s, 1:1, Constant Eye, etc.), • Notifies appropriate departments, supervisors, Unit nurse, treatment team members of potential hazards to client, staff, and/or visitors, • Takes appropriate measures to intervene in client risky behaviors (Suicidal, elopement, aggression, etc), with Hospital approved verbal/physical skills, • Reads and signs off on all Observations sheets, Assignment sheet tasks, and other checklist binder entries, • Documents specific detailed observations, behaviors and interventions on assigned patients, • Documents vital signs, height, weight, participation in electronic health record of assigned patients efficiently and in a timely manner, • Competent in electronic health record documentation, • Demonstrates proper Universal Precautions and infectious control protocols, • Responds to codes and participates at level of training and experience, • Maintains required certifications for position and Units (CPR, Age Specific Competencies, etc.), • Attends and participates in mandatory in-services, • Demonstrates attendance and punctuality within Hospital guidelines, • Participates in and assists with Activity Therapy sessions on Units, • Understands and observes confidentiality, • Graduate of an accredited high school or its equivalent., • Health, dental, vision plans, • $1500 Welcome Bonus, • Merit Based Compensation Plan, • 401k with company contribution, • Voluntary benefits, including critical illness, short term disability, etc., • Generous PTO plan, • Wellness plan, • Professional development funds Meridian Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) and also participates in E-Verify.