PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN - Adult Rehab

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

1d•$17 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatric Technician helps maintain safety and provide care for adults and children with mental illness on an acute psychiatric hospital unit. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living, providing clerical support, leading daily goals and wrap-up groups, and participating in code-secure activities. The technician works as part of the care team, reporting observations and information while helping maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. The technician observes patients and reports unusual circumstances to licensed nurses; organizes and provides nursing care according to unit standards; and completes admission and discharge procedures and documentation in the chart or EMR. New admissions are welcomed, made comfortable, and oriented to unit routines and safety precautions within 15 minutes. The role responds promptly to call lights and telephones, conducts patient safety rounds every 15 minutes or as policy requires, assists with daily living and nutritional needs, and performs delegated treatments such as EKGs, blood glucose testing, intake and output, and enemas. The technician advocates for patients, protects their rights, and provides psychological, social, and cultural support with respect for dignity, privacy, and individual needs. The role provides patients and families with appropriate information and care, leads daily goals and wrap-up groups, and reports concerns raised in groups to licensed nurses. It requires managing patients who may become aggressive or combative, supporting nursing staff during escalation, and coordinating code-secure activities with staff and security to protect patients, visitors, and staff. Additional duties include participating in quality and performance improvement activities, supporting cost containment, appropriately charging for supplies, cleaning and returning discontinued equipment to storage, maintaining a safe and orderly environment, identifying and reporting or correcting hazards, selecting and using equipment according to policy and manufacturer recommendations, and performing clerical duties under licensed nursing staff supervision.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED required.
De-escalation training must be successfully completed within four months of hire and maintained thereafter.
Must be able to obtain AHA BLS-HCP.
A valid Virginia driver's license is required in the NRV to transport patients.
Must have experience with or the ability to manage patients with explosive potential and escalating situations.
Must be able to function with minimal supervision and recognize when direction or assistance is needed beyond the scope of capabilities.
Must be able to learn and participate as a team member.
Must have clinical skills to work with child, adolescent, and adult populations and understand their growth and development.

Responsibilities

Observe patients and report unusual circumstances to a licensed nurse.
Organize, prioritize, and provide nursing care in accordance with unit standards.
Complete admission and discharge processes and documentation in the chart or EMR.
Welcome and orient new admissions to unit routines and safety precautions within 15 minutes of arrival.
Respond promptly to call lights and telephones and meet basic patient needs.
Conduct patient safety rounds every 15 minutes or according to unit policy.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and nutritional needs.
Provide delegated treatments, including EKGs, blood glucose testing, intake and output, and enemas.
Advocate for patients, protect their rights, and provide psychological, social, and cultural support while respecting dignity and privacy.
Provide patients and families with appropriate information and timely care.
Organize and lead daily goals and wrap-up groups, and report patient concerns raised in groups to a licensed nurse.
Assist nursing staff with escalating patients and lead or direct code-secure activities with staff and security.
Participate in quality management and performance improvement activities and identify opportunities for improvement.
Support cost containment, charge for supplies when used, and clean and return discontinued equipment to proper storage.
Maintain a safe, orderly, and professional environment; identify, correct, or report safety hazards.
Select and use equipment according to policies, procedures, and manufacturer recommendations.
Perform clerical duties under the supervision of licensed nursing staff.