Psych Technician Apprentice - Part-time

AtlantiCare•Hamilton Township, NJ

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatric Technician apprentice participates as a member of the care team by assisting in the planning, providing, and evaluating of psychiatric patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The PT apprentice works as part of the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the customer and to support departmental objectives. PT Apprentice will care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of licensed healthcare providers. This position provides quality customer service, participates in performance improvement efforts and assumes responsibility for professional growth and development. The Psychiatric Technician apprentice delivers care in a prompt and professional manner, always maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and respect. This position provides direct patient care as needed, to include patient orientation to the unit, assisting with activities of daily living, taking vital signs, reporting observations to the nurse, and participating in unit activities. The Psychiatric Technician apprentice regularly communicates observations to leadership. This position also collects test specimens as directed according to established procedures and documents patient care activities consistent with data collection and the test performed. The Psychiatric Technician apprentice may be required to perform Limited Laboratory Services to include: patient identification and preparation for specimen collection, processing samples for testing, performing required quality control testing and instrument maintenance and maintaining competency/certification of the aforementioned tasks and duties.

Requirements

High School degree or equivalent required
Ability to read, speak, and write English
American Heart Association BLS required within 30 days of hire or transfer
Certified Prevention Intervention Annual Education required within 90 days of hire or transfer
Education requirements are tracked by department leadership annually
APPRENTICES WILL BE ENROLLED IN ROWAN'S PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
UPON COMPLETION, APPRENTICES WILL BE EQUIPPED TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION (MHTC) EXAM OFFERED BY THE AMERICAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATION ASSOCIATION (AMCA)
MUST RECEIVE PTC WITHIN 6 WEEKS AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred
1 year of mental health or related experience preferred
Proficiency in Clinical Applications preferred at time of hire; incumbents within position will be trained appropriately and then skill will be required for this position within 30-60 days from date of hire

Responsibilities

Assisting in the planning, providing, and evaluating of psychiatric patient care
Working as part of the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the customer and to support departmental objectives
Providing quality customer service
Participating in performance improvement efforts
Assuming responsibility for professional growth and development
Delivering care in a prompt and professional manner
Maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and respect
Providing direct patient care as needed, to include patient orientation to the unit, assisting with activities of daily living, taking vital signs, reporting observations to the nurse, and participating in unit activities
Regularly communicating observations to leadership
Collecting test specimens as directed according to established procedures and documents patient care activities consistent with data collection and the test performed
Performing Limited Laboratory Services to include: patient identification and preparation for specimen collection, processing samples for testing, performing required quality control testing and instrument maintenance and maintaining competency/certification of the aforementioned tasks and duties