Psychiatric Tech - PHP Child and Adolescent (Outpatient)

Hartford Healthcare • Torrington, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, a 122-bed general acute care community hospital and a Hartford HealthCare entity, is seeking an Outpatient Behavioral Health Psychiatric Technician. This role involves providing direct patient care and clinician support within adult, child, and adolescent ambulatory behavioral health programs, including Partial Hospital, Intensive Outpatient, and Extended Day Treatment. The technician will be responsible for implementing individual behavior plans, facilitating skill-based groups to enhance self-control, distress tolerance, and social skills. Key duties also include monitoring and supervising patients within the program milieu during various activities such as clinical groups, therapeutic sessions, breaks, and during transportation to and from the program. Hartford HealthCare is a comprehensive healthcare network with over 40,000 colleagues, offering opportunities for career development and a competitive benefits program focused on work/life balance.

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 related field is preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to participants in a developmentally appropriate manner that creates a safe, trauma free, accepting therapeutic environment.
• Provides case management support for patients as assigned by the clinical team. Activities include collateral contacts related to: insurance; entitlements; school and agency schedules; setting up of appointments; gathering of collateral medical/psychiatric records; routine non-clinical correspondence; and miscellaneous contact with family members and community providers.
• Prepares clinical rooms for daily program that includes setting-up and breaking down of furniture and group equipment/materials for psycho-education groups.
• Co-facilitate psychoeducation groups to support primary clinicians by taking attendance, documenting the group activity, assisting with behavioral management and utilizing treatment plan interventions for patients disrupting group process.
• Monitors patient behavior at all times to assure safety for patients & colleagues throughout the program including: arrival/departures; meals/snack times; bathroom breaks; moving between clinical offices; rest breaks; outdoor activities; offsite field trips; and while transporting patients to and from program.
• Responds to all patient safety concerns following established program policy & standard work.
• Completes all assigned documentation responsibilities for collateral contacts and psychoeducation/life skill groups that meets established Joint Commission, state regulatory and corporate compliance criteria.
• Attend and participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, staff development meetings, and mandatory department/hospital meetings.
• Follow all established department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Complete continuing education requirements as required by the unit and hospital.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire, including seven paid holidays
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Employee discount programs
• Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees