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Northern Light Health - Bangor, ME
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time
Bangor, ME
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About the position
The Psychiatric Technician provides therapeutic care for people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disorders. The Psychiatric Technician functions within the multidisciplinary treatment team under the supervision of professional staff. Psychiatric Technicians assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal care, and aid in recovery with a focus on social, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
Responsibilities
- Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being and reports changes in behavior or physical ailments to professional staff.
- Responds to patient needs taking into consideration developmental stage and psychiatric symptoms.
- Takes a mindful and thoughtful approach to all patient interactions, maintains appropriate boundaries.
- Functions within the patient care team focusing on successful treatment and stabilization.
- Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
- May perform other duties upon request.
Requirements
- Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED).
- Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills.
