Psychiatric Technician Job Description
Psychiatric technician
provides mental health care within the scope of the Psychiatric NP guidelines to a caseload of patients.
Psychiatric Technician Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective psychiatric technician job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included psychiatric technician job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Help patients with their personal hygiene, such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing, and living areas clean
Administer oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures
Take and record measures of patient's general physical condition (pulse, temperature, respiration, ) to provide daily information
Observe patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations to medical staff
Intervene to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures
Complete initial admittance forms for new patients
Contact patient's relatives by telephone to arrange family conferences and issue medications from dispensary
Delivers health care services to patients and their families according to the interdisciplinary treatment plan
Integrates multidisciplinary approaches to complete patient assessments and coordinate health care services across the continuum
Psychiatric Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Psychiatric Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, SAMA, ACLS, CPI, AHA, CPR, HCP, RBT
Education for Psychiatric Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the psychiatric technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, Science, Associates, English, Health, Computer, Education, Psychiatric Technician
Skills for Psychiatric Technician
Desired skills for psychiatric technician include:
Individual service plans
Laws and regulations governing the delivery of mental health services in the State of California
Psychotropic medications
Activities of daily living and vital signs
Psychiatric terminology and various treatment approaches
Compliance with all current hospital and departmental policies
Application of restraints
Ability to gather data
Basic principles
Care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served as per Scope of Service
Desired experience for psychiatric technician includes:
Collaborates with patients, family members and the interdisciplinary treatment team to deliver quality services
Participates in ongoing staff development programs, workshops and seminars
Participates in unit-based research and quality improvement, involving data collection and documentation of patient and family services
Performs other duties as assigned by Registered Nurse
Runs errands as requested by nurses on duty, including transporting supplies to and from Central Supply, medications from Pharmacy
Communicate effectively with the RN or other care providers regarding patient issues, family issues, MD issues, and equipment
Psychiatric Technician Examples
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Psychiatric Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of psychiatric technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for psychiatric technician
- Provide milieu management for up to seven acutely ill psychiatric patients
- Be responsible for searching all patients and visitors upon admission to the unit
- Responds to Anchorage Police upon admission of patients to assist in the admission and traige of involuntary pateints
- Assist in the patient admitting, transfer, and discharge procedure
- Transport patients via wheelchair and stretcher
- Prepare rooms for procedures, with required equipment and supplies stocked to appropriate levels
- Functions effectively in emergency and stressful situations remains calm
- Obtain and record vital signs per unit policy/standards of care
- Conduct screening for pain, allergies, and other patient specific measures during office visits per unit standards
- Document blood pressure finding, pain score, and allergy information in the EMR
Qualifications for psychiatric technician
- Utilize daily schedules in identifying tasks/flow to be carried out with assigned patients/groups
- Perform specimen collection duties
- Notify provider of patient arrival
- Observe patients and report any changes in patient condition to appropriate provider during exam or procedure
- Perform telephone outreach activities to reschedule patients who may be due for appointments or have missed a previously scheduled appointment
- Assist in workflow and processing of patient documents with all providers
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Psychiatric Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of psychiatric technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for psychiatric technician
- Execute other duties within scope of training as assigned by Nursing Practice
- Responds to Anchorage Police upon admission of patients to assist in the admission and triage of involuntary patients
- Encouraging Independence
- Other Mental Health Tech/ Psych Tech duties as assigned
- Other Licensed Psychiatric Technician duties as assigned
- Assists in the care, maintenance and ordering of equipment and supplies
- Communicate in a compassionate and professional manner with all staff, patients, families, providers, and visitors
- Report problematic and unusual circumstances in a timely and consistent manner, to RN or other care providers
- Utilizes metal detection equipment effectively
- Participates in suicide/close observation rounds as ordered
Qualifications for psychiatric technician
- Experience in working with the types of individuals and potential illnesses that they will likely encounter
- Previous direct care experience with children and/or adults or is pursuing an educational degree in Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Pre-med, Soc
- BLS required, will train at not cost post hire
- BLS Required, will train (no cost) post hire if applicant does not have
- Associates degree in behavioral studies or related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of one year Mental Health Technician / Psychiatric Technician or relevant experience preferred
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Psychiatric Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of psychiatric technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for psychiatric technician
- Maintains a safe environment through completion of patient rounds and patient and belongings search
- Responds to and assists with behavioral emergencies
- Provides a therapeutic milieu and exceptional patient satisfaction through
- Performs 15 minute checks and documents / records changes
- Observes, documents and reports patient behavior, ADLS, activity level, following the objectives
- Utilizes therapeutic communication techniques
- Reports any changes in patient’s condition to RN
- Implements and facilitates unit activities and therapeutic groups as assigned
- Recognizes behavioral and basic physical crisis situation and intervenes under the direct supervision of the RN including verbal de-escalation, physical maneuvers and application and release of restraints/seclusion
- Interacts with patients in a therapeutic manner and provides guidance, support and assistance with activities of daily living when indicated
Qualifications for psychiatric technician
- Prefer one year of psychiatric acute care hospital experience within the last three years
- Licensed Psychiatric Technician will administer medications in accordance with scope of practice
- May work at off-site facility/ client site
- May be exposed to blood-borne pathogens, chemotherapeutic and toxic chemicals
- An active BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required
- One year of inpatient psychiatric experience preferred
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Psychiatric Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of psychiatric technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for psychiatric technician
- Performs clinical tasks under the direction of the RN
- Provide direct support to individuals we serve, such as the duties of our Caregiver/Direct Support Professional
- Assist clinical staff with patient admissions
- Provide assistance to staff and patients depending on clinical or administrative need
- Accurately observes reports and documents patient behavior
- Provide basic patient care under the supervision of the primary caregiver
- Assist patients with activities of daily living such as ambulating, nourishment, and community resource coordination
- Be responsible for glucose monitoring/checks and vital signs at the discretion of the primary care giver
- Escort patients within the facility as needed providing transportation via wheelchair or stretcher
- Demonstrates understanding of and provides care according to Standards of Practice and the patient’s care plan
Qualifications for psychiatric technician
- Previous experience working in a hospital, nursing home or residential facility is preferred
- Previous work experience with persons with mentally illness or substance abuse preferred
- Able to work together as a team
- Group therapy and experience working with adult mentally ill preferred
- Experience working with the mentally ill, inpatient behavioral health and group therapy experience preferred
- Experience working with the mentally ill patients, inpatient behavioral health and group therapy experience preferred
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Psychiatric Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of psychiatric technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for psychiatric technician
- Assess patient's physical, psychological, and social needs
- Develop, implement, and revise care plans that reflect patient's diagnosis and outlined standards of care
- Involve patients and/or significant others in decisions regarding care
- Monitor patient's physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to the Registered Nurse
- Observes and influence patient's behavior
- Provides basic care and oversees the safety and security of mental/behavioral health patients under supervision of a Registered Nurse
- Assists patients in participating in recreational activities and in matters of personal hygiene
- Ensures safe environment of care
- Takes and records measures of patient's general physical conditions, such as vitals, blood sugars, and observations of behaviors per policy and regulation for provision of care
- May co-facilitate group therapy under supervision
Qualifications for psychiatric technician
- Candidates may show interest by submitting, in its entirety online, an application and all required application material
- Applicants who list “see resume” in lieu of completing the application may miss the opportunity for full consideration
- Eastern State Hospital conducts background checks on candidate(s) identified as finalist for employment
- Ability to lift, un-assisted, weights greater than 50 pounds, using proper lifting techniques
- Maintain CNA (Certified Nurse Aide) registration in good standing with the VA State Board of Nursing
- 1 year of experience in the Behavioral Health Setting, preferred