Saint Francis Hospital
Psychiatric Technician I - Nursing Services Float Pool
Laureate Campus, USA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago
Patient Care
About the role
- Working under direct and close supervision, provides direct patient care, assists with daily living, and a variety of social skills to assigned behavioral health patients' needs.
- Shadows more seasoned staff for on-the-job-training as needed.
- Closely monitored by senior staff on more complex cases, as needed.
Responsibilities
- Learns to create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as, a calm environment.
- Demonstrates the ability to develop supportive relationships with patients by establishing trust and rapport.
Requirements
- This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Skills
- Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
- Able to remain calm under pressure.
- Able to follow all safety guidelines and protocols.
- Able and willing to lift up to 50 lbs.
Compensation
- eating meals with the patients, caloric dietary counts, operates facility motor vehicle while accompanying the patients on outings.
- Maintains the environment through daily activities such as cleaning equipment, organizing common areas, i.e., the dining room, laundry room and maintaining patient's rooms in a neat and hazard-free manner.
- Responsible for the accurate monitoring of patients' vital signs and height and weight according to hospital policy and/or patient condition.
- Notifies licensed nursing staff of changes in vital signs and accurately records all information.
- Understands and can identify various behaviors related to mental illness.
- Can effectively communicate assigned patients' status to the appropriate licensed staff.
Benefits
- EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
- Participates in self-development and personal growth activities by attending all mandatory educational programs annually.
Company info
- Works directly with patients and/or customers.
- Works with internal and/or external customers.
- Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
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