Psychiatric Technician - Atrium Health Union Emergency Department (ED) FT Days

American Addiction Centers•Monroe, NC

12h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Psychiatric Technician at Atrium Health Union Emergency Department. Advocate Health, the parent company, is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, formed from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It operates under various names across Illinois, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Wisconsin. Advocate Health is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and serves nearly 6 million patients. It is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care, engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine as its academic core. The system employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, offering one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs. Advocate Health is committed to providing equitable care and contributes over $6 billion in annual community benefits. The role is full-time, 36 hours per week, with a 7a-7p schedule.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
Good therapeutic communication skills required.
CPI certification required within 90 days of hire date.
BLS required per policy guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.
Relevant patient care experience in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Observes, reports, and documents signs and symptoms or changes in patient behavior to charge nurse.
Interacts with patients therapeutically.
Assists, initiates, and participates in social and recreational activities, group therapy, patient teaching groups, and other group activities.
Uses CPI techniques appropriately.
Makes rounds on assigned patients at least every half hour during shift.
Demonstrates flexibility in changing workload.
Responds to patients with empathy, maintaining their dignity and confidentiality.
Participates in unit-based process improvement activities.
Participates in unit-based committees.
May include on-call duties as requested by administration.
All mandatory training as per facility policy.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work.
Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Paid Time Off programs.
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.