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Psychiatric Technician III Correctional Health
2 months ago
Join the County of Los Angeles, CA team as a Psychiatric Technician III Correctional Health and contribute to the delivery of mental health services in a correctional facility setting.
About the Role:This position is responsible for providing specialized services to departmental multi-disciplinary teams, other county departments, and community agencies to deliver mental health treatment. The successful candidate will work directly within a correctional facility, providing technical direction to less experienced psychiatric technicians and providing care and protective services to clients most prone to assaultive behavior or requiring more extensive monitoring and review of their condition and progress.
Key Responsibilities:- Interview clients, family members, and friends to obtain information about the client's environment, personality, and family relationships that may affect the client's illness and treatment.
- Makes program services referrals for persons identified as mentally ill.
- Coordinates or conducts the auditing of client records for compliance with documentation guidelines.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences, provides and documents continuing care and information, and collaborates with other mental health staff to develop the most effective treatment plan.
- Provides consultation to community agencies on the utilization of mental health and support services provided by department-owned clinics, in-patient facilities, and contractors.
- Provides 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.
- Administers, either orally or by injection, prescribed medications to clients in acute psychiatric settings.
- Participates as a Crisis Response Team member in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
- Coordinates 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.
- Serves 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.
- Coordinates the work of psychiatric technicians or others to deliver mental health services at an in-patient or out-patient facility as needed.
- Coordinates or develops psychological rehabilitation programs for the chronically and persistently mentally ill as needed.
- Leads and provides technical supervision to lower-level psychiatric technicians and support staff assigned to provide mental health services at an inpatient or outpatient facility as needed.
- Serves 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.
- Prepares and signs 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.
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