2nd Shift Psychiatric Care Technician
2nd Shift Psychiatric Care Technician
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Title: 2nd Shift Psychiatric Care Technician
State Role Title: 49053
Hiring Range: $37504 minimum negotiable based on relevant years of experience
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location:Southern Va Mental Health Inst
Agency Website: Type: General Public G
Job Duties
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental services support individuals by promoting recovery selfdetermination and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults a training center a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents a medical center and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured intensive services for individuals with mental illness intellectual disability or need substance use disorder services. DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians. This position will work at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute a 72bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility located in Danville VA.
What you will do: Psychiatric Technicians work directly with patients to achieve therapeutic goals through activities of daily living (ADLs) attend to patients problems and concerns encourage patients in activities provide intervention for behavior problems and crisis situations and promote patients awareness and coping skills to deal with realities of judicial controls as required. This position requires working with patients that may become verbally and/or physically aggressive. Consequently as a Psychiatric Technician you are responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions available per hospital policy and to successfully avoid the use of seclusion and restraint whenever possible.
This position requires the ability to:
Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate client behavior through observing conversing and listening.
Interact with patients in a therapeutic manner.
Monitor and report changes in patients medical and psychiatric status is required.
Lift heavy objects (greater than 50 pounds).
Walk and/or stand a minimum of 75 of time while on shift.
This position will work 2nd shift 2 12 hour shifts 11:00 am11:30 pm) and 2 8hour shifts 3:00 pm11:30 pm) with a 30minute meal break. This position will work some holidays on a rotating basis and every other weekend.
Shift differentials for second shift include $2.50/hour weekdays and $3.00/hour weekends and weekday holidays.
Minimum Qualifications
A valid drivers license is required and must remain valid throughout employment.
This position requires basic computer skills as you will be trained to complete documentation in an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
This position also requires:
Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
Physical and mental ability to participate in patients treatment and behavior management including performing manual tasks walking sitting standing lifting seeing hearing breathing learning writing and performing mathematical calculations.
Successfully complete BLS Therapeutic Options (TO) and other required training upon employment at facility.
Effective interpersonal communication skills team focused care and professional approach.
Additional Considerations
Experience working in a psychiatric healthcare facility acute care longterm or correctional setting.
Veterans and people with National Service.
Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
A fingerprintbased criminal history check drug screen and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code 37.2314 and 37.2408.1 the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers persons who have been convicted of specific barrier crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending barrier charges.
DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID19. However facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and continue to offer COVID19 vaccination programs to staff residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated proof of vaccination) during the preemployment process. If you have any questions contact the Office of Human Resources.
Commonwealths Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. To obtain a Certificate of Disability go to: or call DARS at. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources atfor assistance.
DBHDS is an equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status political affiliation genetics or disability. Minorities Individuals with Disabilities Veterans and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.
SVMHI uses Form I9 and EVerify in the verification of eligibility for employment.
SVMHI is a smoke and vapefree facility in all buildings and outside facility grounds.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
