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NEOGOV · 5 months ago

Psychiatric Technician - IPU

Ventura and may require travel throughout Ventura County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry, Mid Level

$46K/yr - $80K/yr

0+ years exp

NEOGOV is a part of Ventura County's Health Care Agency, dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare services. The Psychiatric Technician role involves providing compassionate care to psychiatric patients in the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit under the guidance of healthcare professionals, focusing on both psychiatric and medical nursing responsibilities.

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Responsibilities

Works as a member of a team to provide psychiatric and medical nursing care to patients in mental health inpatient and outpatient programs

Prepares and administers medications

Observes patients and identifies individual personal needs

Observes patients for medical problems and refers them to appropriate medical facilities

Provides evaluation, rehabilitation, collateral, crisis intervention

Performs clinical charting for clients and their families in collaboration with other members of the mental health team

Provides case management/brokerage including linkage and consultation, placement and plan development services for clients and their families in collaboration with other members of the mental health and discharge planning teams

Uses professional skills to identify at-risk, mentally ill persons who may benefit from program participation; and

Plans and coordinates activities that result in a plan of care

Uses professional skills to prepare persons for, coordinate with other care givers, or disseminate information about growth and development and early intervention/prevention of mental disability

Uses professional skills to provide mental health consultation to persons, providers, staff of other agencies, and the community; and

Conducts or participates in health-related training

Uses professional skills in performing activities that establish, expand, and maintain the pool of eligible service providers

Uses professional skills in quality management activities such as utilization review, monitoring and evaluation procedures, and the development of standards and protocols

Provides outreach and intensive communication to persons about Medi-Cal and other state and federal programs and their benefits, and how to access and apply for these programs/benefits

Performs prescreening and completion of paperwork to determining eligibility; and

Assists persons in obtaining needed services

Collaborates with other agencies to define program scope, improve the cost effectiveness and availability of service delivery systems, and/or focus services on specific population groups or geographic areas

Participates in training on patient advocacy programs for persons at risk, service delivery skills, or cultural competence

Assists in developing goals and objectives, policies and procedures, forms, and management information systems; and

Monitors and audits for proper and efficient County, state, and federal program administration

Performs general administration duties and tasks necessary for the daily operation of the program, including staff meetings, health promotion, training, budgets, etc

Qualification

California Psychiatric Technician licenseBasic Life Support (BLS/CPR)Crisis Prevention & Intervention (CPI) certificationElectronic Health Record (EHR) softwareMental health servicesCase managementTherapeutic group functioningEffective team functioningCrisis intervention

Required

Possession of a current valid California license as a Psychiatric Technician or Vocational Nurse

Must have and maintain a current valid Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross by the first date of employment

Requires two (2) years of full-time experience as a psychiatric technician, mental health technician, or nurse in a mental health/psychiatric setting

One (1) year of the required full-time experience must have been in a community mental health program

Preferred

Crisis Prevention & Intervention (CPI) certified

AVADE Workplace Violence Prevention Training

Experience using Electronic Health Record (EHR) software

Benefits

Educational Incentive: An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate's degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree, or 5% for completion of a graduate's degree.

Bilingual Incentive: Incumbents may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill. Proficiency levels by exam are $0.69/hour (Level I), $1.00/hour (Level II), or $1.32/hour (Level III).

Certification Pay: $0.813 per hour based on scheduled work week hours for each qualified certification up to a maximum of five (5) certifications. One of the five certifications may be paid at $2.00 per hour for a National Certification. List provided in the MOA, Exhibit 9.

Evening Shift Differential: 7.5%

Night Shift Differential: 15%

Weekend Shift Differential: $2.00 per hour

Standby Premium Pay: ¼ of regular hourly wage or Federal minimum wage (whichever is greater)

Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

Health Benefits: You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision care expenses from authorized plans.

Deferred Compensation: Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. If you participate in the County sponsored 401(K) plan, the County will match a part of your contribution up to 2% of your salary, on a per pay period basis.

Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit pension plan that provides lifetime payments to retirees. Members are 'vested' after attaining five years of retirement service credit. If eligible, you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.

Additional Benefits: Tuition Reimbursement, Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Wellness Program.