Psychiatric Technician
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System•Sarasota, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
The psychiatric technician is an active participant of the patient care team who performs direct nursing tasks, observes and reports physical and behavioral symptoms. Assists in implementing the therapeutic activities and in planning and implementing treatment programs for patients.
Requirements
- Must possess the physical ability to respond to psychiatric crisis situations, including walking rapidly or running, the use of physical interventions, safe physical/manual restraint of patients, safe application of mechanical restraints to patients, and safe transition of patients to the seclusion room.
- Will receive training upon hire and annually that will include physical, verbal, and non-verbal interventions required to manage psychiatric emergency situations.
- Must successfully demonstrate the physical techniques required for a safe response to psychiatric crisis situations.
- Must possess one of the following: Florida Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or National licensure as an EMT (maintained active throughout employment); OR a minimum of one (1) year direct patient care experience in an inpatient psychiatric and/or behavioral healthcare setting (a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a social/human services program may be substituted for direct care experience); OR be a nursing student eligible for CNA exam (currently enrolled in an accredited school of Nursing (RN/LPN), completed the first semester of clinical for ASN degree, completion of third semester for a BSN degree, or completion of first trimester for LPN, and not currently licensed in the U.S. as a RN or LPN); OR PCT-C – Provide validation of successful completion of an SMH approved program, and successfully obtain a Florida CNA license within 120 days of graduation.
- Employees hired without the above licensure and/or by years of experience only prior to 11/11/19, are grandfathered in and will be provided the option of obtaining the stipulated licensure.
- Require a current Level 2 AHCA background clearance.
- Require Basic Life Support/CPR Certification within 90 days of hire.
- Valid Driver's License
Nice To Haves
- Psychiatric Technician training.
Responsibilities
- Performs direct nursing tasks.
- Observes and reports physical and behavioral symptoms.
- Assists in implementing therapeutic activities.
- Assists in planning and implementing treatment programs for patients.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
