Psychiatric Technician Lead
3 days ago
PrairieCare is a leading psychiatric healthcare system dedicated to providing comprehensive mental healthcare services to individuals and families in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and southern Minnesota.
Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Psychiatric Technician to join our team as a Float position. As a Psychiatric Technician, you will play a vital role in the care and support of patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health disorders.
Responsibilities- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide observation, planning, interventions, and evaluation of care for patients.
- Work under the direct clinical supervision of the RN and perform tasks delegated by the RN.
- Monitor patients' daily functioning and assist in mental health symptom management.
- Ensure safety of patients and staff during programming by constantly monitoring the milieu for potential safety risks and reporting issues appropriately.
- Effectively use therapeutic approaches to manage milieus with a focus on reducing the use of restraint and seclusion when possible.
- Complete documentation in a timely manner.
- Plan and facilitate psychoeducational groups with patients when scheduled during shift.
- Responsible for creating a therapeutic and healing environment, providing the best patient experience and care.
- Maintain current competency in psychiatric/mental health nursing, including the safe use of restraints and seclusion and effective de-escalation of patients using collaborative problem solving, therapeutic self, relationship-based care, and trauma-informed practice.
- Maintain confidentiality in matters related to patients and families.
- Knowledgeable of and perform safe infection control practices, including good hand hygiene, standard precautions, cleaning equipment, and the environment.
- Monitor and help to ensure tidiness and cleanliness in the patient care areas.
- Sanitize program utensils, toys, and other containers/materials as needed.
- Oriented and educated in gender, cultural differences, and in age-appropriate care for the assigned patients.
- Provide care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient's developmental age and to the patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.
- Monitor own level of expertise continuously using ongoing self-assessments.
- Collaborate with team, seek timely advice, and give and always accept feedback to ensure safe patient care.
- Requires knowledge of mental health gained through a minimum of 1 year experience through academic college or university education in behavioral sciences, and/or by equivalent study and/or experience.
- High school graduate required.
- Preferred 6 months previous experience in a mental health setting with pediatric population.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to communicate and make safe judgment calls in stressful situations.
- Ability to multi-task, use time efficiently, and prioritize appropriately.
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner in both verbal and written format and model a positive teamwork attitude.
- Interpersonal skills-the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas, and exhibits willingness to try new things.
- Must have basic computer skills using Microsoft Office products and EHR.
- Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergent situations.
- Ability to intervene in pre-crisis or crisis situations by utilizing de-escalation techniques, limit setting, and the use of least restrictive interventions.
- Knowledgeable of the Joint Commission standards for restraint/seclusion use.
- Display a professional attitude in all aspects of their performance.
- Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks.
- Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergent situations.
- Ability to make effective and timely decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances.
- Quality management-the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
PrairieCare is an Affirmative Action Employer/Equal Opportunity Employer supporting Veterans, Disabled, and other protected individuals and is committed to a diverse workforce. PrairieCare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email hr@prairie-care.com for assistance.
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