University of Mississippi Medical Centerposted about 1 month ago
Full-time
Jackson, MS
Ambulatory Health Care Services
About the position
The Behavioral Patient Care Technician (BPCT) supports clinical staff by managing patients with escalating or violent behaviors and reducing negative visitor behavior through communication techniques. They proactively round on high-risk patients, participate in post-incident debriefings, and stay updated on de-escalation training. Additionally, they monitor the safety of UMMC staff, students, and faculty in relation to patients under constant observation.
Responsibilities
- Monitors the safety of UMMC staff, students, faculty and students as it relates to a patient under the care of UMMC under treating physicians' orders for constant observation for safety reasons.
- Provide information to supervisor(s) and clinical staff in relation to the monitoring of the patient(s) assigned.
- Observes patients to detect behavioral patterns and reports observations to the clinical team.
- Assists with interventions to de-escalate, restrain violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means.
- Rounds on patients identified as potential for escalating behavior based on potential activation criteria.
- Participates in team post-incident debriefing session and keep up to date on de-escalation training techniques and assignments.
- Complete daily reports relative to assigned duties.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Requirements
- One (1) year experience in a healthcare setting.
Nice-to-haves
- Previous experience as a hospital tech or nursing assistant preferred.
- Training in de-escalation principles such as CPI or WELLE.
