Psychiatric Technician III/Correctional Health Specialist
2 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Psychiatric Technician III to join our team at Correctional Health Services. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialized services to deliver mental health treatment and support to our clients.
Key Responsibilities- Interview clients, family members, and friends to gather information about their environment, personality, and family relationships that may affect their illness and treatment.
- Make program services referrals for individuals identified as mentally ill.
- Coordinate or conduct audits of client records for compliance with documentation guidelines.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences, provide and document continuing care and information, and collaborate with other mental health staff to develop effective treatment plans.
- Provide direct client care, complete required documentation, update the treatment team on client progress, and provide referrals and linkage to community resources for clients, family members, and significant others.
- Provide consultation to community agencies on the utilization of mental health and support services provided by department-owned clinics, in-patient facilities, and contractors.
- Provide in-service training to departmental staff and volunteers in the identification and treatment of mentally disordered individuals, principles of crisis intervention, and management of assaultive behavior.
- Administer prescribed medications to clients in acute psychiatric settings.
- Participate as a Crisis Response Team member in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
- Coordinate the activities of a Psychiatric Mobile Response Team or similar service team with law enforcement, courts, schools, and other agencies to assist and evaluate clients deemed a danger to themselves or others as needed.
- Serve as a Homeless Outreach and Engagement Team member, providing initial assessments in the field and linking homeless mentally ill to mental health services as needed.
- Coordinate the work of psychiatric technicians or others to deliver mental health services at an in-patient or out-patient facility as needed.
- Coordinate or develop psychological rehabilitation programs for the chronically and persistently mentally ill as needed.
- Lead and provide technical supervision to lower-level psychiatric technicians and support staff assigned to provide mental health services at an inpatient or outpatient facility as needed.
- Serve as mental health service gatekeeper at the Mental Health ACCESS and Telecommunications Center, performing triage on caller requests for service, referring callers to an appropriate treatment source, and/or dispatching a psychiatric mobile response team as needed.
- Prepare and sign the application for immediate 72-hour detention of disturbed psychiatric clients if Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) is designated by the Office of Medical Director as needed.
- Two (2) years of experience at the level of Psychiatric Technician II in the County of Los Angeles.
- A valid and active license as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
- A valid California Class "C" Driver's License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
- PHYSICAL CLASS: 4 - Arduous.
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second-largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers, four acute hospitals, and an expanded network of community partner clinics, DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion.
Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty.
In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.
For additional information regarding DHS, please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov.
The mission of DHS is to advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
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