PCT-Mall Staff

Title: PCTMall Staff

State Role Title: W49053

Hiring Range: $23.00/hr

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:Western State Hospital

Agency Website: Type: General Public G

Job Duties

Western State Hospital is seeking applicants for part time Psychiatric Care Techs for Learning Center to provide direct patient care by helping residents to carry out activities of daily living in a safe therapeutic environment.
Providing quality care as a part of interdisciplinary team;
Maintaining accountability in a safe secure and therapeutic environment;
Creating healthy interpersonal interactions on adult acute admissions unit geriatric unit and extended rehabilitation service unit.
Observing and reporting feedback regarding interventions treatments behaviors physical and emotional wellbeing and other situations;
Documenting and Communicating

Monday thru Friday 8:45 A.M. 3:15 P.M.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to provide direct psychiatric patient care under the supervision of licensed staff
Ability to effectively communicate with staff and psychiatric patients
Ability to work in a secure and locked environment with individuals who are experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or additional forensic/legal involvement
Able to follow instructions and report observations/behaviors of psychiatric patients to licensed staff in a timely manner by describing observations verbally in written or electronically
Demonstrate knowledge of recovery/trauma informed care
Appropriately intervene in crisis or problem situations
Has skills in providing direction and assistance to psychiatric patients in activities of daily living
Willing to learn basic knowledge of developmental and psychiatric disorders along with human behavior agespecific needs and personality development
Willing to learn basic treatment measures to promote mental health appropriate to the adult developmentally disabled or impaired and/or geriatric populations
Vision and hearing adequate to recognize and respond to hazardous situation and ensure safety at facility
Ability to work effectively with staff in a team approach
Ability to perform infection prevention and control practices and appropriately apply standards in daily activities
Ability to perform repetitious walking and/or standing bending lifting and reaching over to position/restrain/transfer/transport and/or escort individuals and provide assistance with activities of daily living
Ability to work overtime due to staffing emergencies in a 24 hour 7 day per week psychiatric hospital which at times may mean working a 16hour shift if and when necessary
Complete all annual competency training to include TOVA III with physical restraints
Complete and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers with the American Heart Association
Has basic computer skills
If CNA maintain certification in good standing with the Virginia State Board of Nursing

Additional Considerations

Experience as a lead worker or other supervisory experience in a related field preferred
Previous healthcare experience preferred especially with individuals with severe mental illness intellectual/developmental disabilities or in the medical field
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and/or previous psychiatric experience preferred
Demonstrated consistent work history preferred
Some knowledge of program activities including recreation leisure skills communication vocational and educational programming preferred
Veteran or Veteran Spouse
Bilingual
Certified Nursing Assistant

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.

Commonwealths Alternate Hiring Process: 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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & 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. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability use this link: or call DARS at.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources atfor assistance. Minorities Individuals with disabilities Veterans and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Western State Hospital 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.

DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID19. However facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and offer COVID 19 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 questions please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Contact Information

Name: Elizabeth Weber

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.