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Focusing on WholePerson Healthcare
Meridian Health Services is a progressive healthcare organization that believes in treating the whole person integrating physical mental and social wellbeing to help people achieve their optimum health. This approach connects treatments and doctors working together to heal both the body and mind for total wellbeing.

Meridian Health Services is currently seeking a PRN Psychiatric Technician for our Riverbend Hospital located in Lafayette Indiana. This is a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of others.

PRN Psych Tech Key Responsibilities:

• Attends to clients personal needs on Units (phone calls clothing laundry exercise etc.
• Initiates and assists in client ADLs.
• Encourages and engages clients in treatment social leisure and recreational activities
• Utilizes therapeutic skills in interactions with clients families and visitors
• Keeps clients informed of their treatment plan objectives and progress
• Able to set therapeutic guidelines with clients for destructive disorganized deviant dysphoric or dependent behaviors
• Demonstrates competency in taking vital signs obtaining urine specimens assisting with nursing tasks under Unit Nurse directions
• Demonstrates reporting accurate information to the Unit Nurse regarding observations which include client behaviors reactions to illness medications detox symptoms allergic reactions pain fall risk and suicide risk
• Functions within parameters specified by nursing care plans multidisciplinary treatment plans and general therapeutic goals including cultural and agespecific needs
• Functions as role model to enhance development of appropriate social skills
• Communicates in a respectful clear and direct manner with all Hospital staff clients and visitors
• Demonstrates clear and therapeutic written communications including charting COS report Kardex etc.
• Maintains Unit supplies cleanliness order and routines as established by Hospital Program and nursing policy and procedure
• Completes psychiatric technicians responsibilities for admission and discharge correctly and thoroughly
• Informs supervisor coworkers and treatment team members of all concerns interactions and/or behaviors of clients welfare
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety/security issues including P.Is C.O.s locked doors closets cupboards emergency codes CPI/restraints (physical/verbal)
• Effectively conducts Unit/Room searches and scheduled Unit rounds and recognizes importance of interventions:
• Maintains awareness of potential risks for clients/staff including privilege levels and need for supervision/monitoring (C.O.s 1:1 Constant Eye etc.
• Notifies appropriate departments supervisors Unit nurse treatment team members of potential hazards to client staff and/or visitors
• Takes appropriate measures to intervene in client risky behaviors (Suicidal elopement aggression etc. with Hospital approved verbal/physical skills
• Reads and signs off on all Observations sheets Assignment sheet tasks and other checklist binder entries
• Documents specific detailed observations behaviors and interventions on assigned patients
• Documents vital signs height weight participation in electronic health record of assigned patients efficiently and in a timely manner
• Competent in electronic health record documentation
• Demonstrates proper Universal Precautions and infectious control protocols
• Responds to codes and participates at level of training and experience
• Maintains required certifications for position and Units (CPR Age Specific Competencies etc.
• Attends and participates in mandatory inservices
• Demonstrates attendance and punctuality within Hospital guidelines
• Participates in and assists with Activity Therapy sessions on Units
• Understands and observes confidentiality
• Performs other duties as assigned

We are seeking PRN Psych Tech candidates with the following qualities:

• Graduate of an accredited high school or its equivalent.
• At least 18 years of age at completion of orientation.
• CPR certification preferred.

Meridian Health Services provides the following benefits to our PRN Psych Techs:

• Merit Based Compensation Plan
• Life balance oriented organization

Drug screen TB test extensive background check and fingerprinting are required of all Meridian employees. Meridian Health Services recommends that all individuals who join Meridian have a flu shot and Covid vaccination to further protect our staff and the patients we serve. We also adhere to Covidrelated protocol including wearing masks social distancing and sanitizing.

Meridian Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) and also participates in EVerify.