Psychiatric Tech - PHP Child and Adolescent (Outpatient)
About The Position
The Outpatient Behavioral Health Psychiatric Technician provides direct patient care and clinician support in adult, child, and adolescent ambulatory behavioral health higher-level-of-care programs, including Partial Hospital, Intensive Outpatient, and Extended Day Treatment. The technician implements individual behavior plans, facilitates skill-based groups to improve self-control, distress tolerance, and social skills, and monitors and supervises patients in the program milieu during clinical groups, therapeutic activities, breaks, and transportation-related activities. The role also includes case-management support, preparing clinical rooms and group materials, co-facilitating psychoeducation groups, responding to patient safety concerns, completing required documentation, and participating in treatment-team and staff meetings. Care is provided in a developmentally appropriate manner to create a safe, trauma-free, and accepting therapeutic environment.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or extensive work experience in behavioral health settings.
- One year of experience in a behavioral health, residential, or school setting.
- CPI certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in behavioral health or a related field is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care to program participants in a developmentally appropriate manner and help create a safe, trauma-free, accepting therapeutic environment.
- Provide assigned case-management support, including collateral contacts related to insurance, entitlements, school and agency schedules, appointments, records, correspondence, and communication with families and community providers.
- Prepare clinical rooms for daily programming by setting up and breaking down furniture, equipment, and group materials.
- Co-facilitate psychoeducation groups by taking attendance, documenting activities, assisting with behavioral management, and using treatment-plan interventions when behavior disrupts the group.
- Monitor patient behavior and supervise patients to support safety during program arrival and departure, meals and snacks, bathroom and rest breaks, movement between clinical offices, outdoor activities, offsite field trips, and transportation.
- Respond to patient safety concerns according to established program policies and standard work.
- Complete assigned documentation for collateral contacts and psychoeducation and life-skills groups in accordance with Joint Commission, state regulatory, and corporate compliance criteria.
- Attend and participate in multidisciplinary treatment-team meetings, staff-development meetings, and required department and hospital meetings.
- Follow department and hospital policies and procedures.
- Complete continuing-education requirements set by the unit and hospital.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Paid time off accruing from the date of hire
- Seven paid holidays
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Employee discount programs
- Career development and growth opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
