(Archived) Psychiatric Technician

Psychiatric Technician job in Dover, Delaware.

The job is is a civilian position providing care to active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday day work schedule
• Full-time hours
• Holidays off
• PTO PLUS 10 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Psychiatric Technician Job Overview:

• Conduct or assist in treatment and rehabilitation of mental health patients.
• Perform initial basic assessment procedures including standardized psychological testing, clinical interviewing, mental status examinations, substance abuse evaluations, and psychological and nursing assessment.
• Assists in identifying mental health and nursing diagnoses, treatments, patient education, and disposition planning.
• Participates in patient care conferences and substance abuse intervention.
• Observes, monitors, records, and reports patient's progress.
• Conducts or assists in conducting group and individual counseling, therapeutic
• community, and other related milieu activities.
• Institutes precautionary measures to prevent patient injury or suicide.
• Provides mental health and substance abuse prevention education.
• Performs general and special clinical procedures.
• Assists patients with nutritional, hygiene, and comfort measures.
• Obtains and records vital signs.
• Performs chaperone and escort duties.
• Maintains therapeutic relationships.
• Coordinates with other agencies regarding specified care, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and administrative functions. Contacts military and community agencies to obtain collateral information. Explains and interprets mental health services to patients or others.
• Assists in, or arranges patient referral to public, private, and military community agencies.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports pertaining to specialty services.
• Conducts in-service training.
• Assists with care of individuals experiencing acute and post-traumatic stress reactions.
• Prepares, maintains, and disposes of mental health, family advocacy, and substance abuse treatment records.
• Receives patients and schedules appointment. Evaluates mental health services activities.
• Collects and updates administrative and statistical data.
• Conducts unit self-assessments.
• Compiles and prepares medical administrative reports.
• Briefs patients on safety and evacuation procedures.

Psychiatric Technician Job Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association
• Computer Competency (Microsoft applications, computer operations, et al)
• High School Graduate
• Experience administering, scoring, and reporting psychological test results.
• Experience interviewing patients to obtain biopsychosocial history, personal information; and assisting professional staff to carry out prescribed treatment plan.
• Must have experience conducting briefings, performing or supervising psychological test administrations.
• Experience interviewing, and assisting in patient treatment, or substance abuse prevention and counseling.

Position contingent upon contract award with an anticipated late Spring 2019 start date. Incumbents hightly encouraged to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!