• Job Description

  Req#: 3424753

  Text 6295 to 765-523-4622 to Quick Apply for this Psychiatric Technician opportunity!

  $1500 Welcome Bonus!!

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

  Meridian Health Services is currently seeking a Full-time, night shift Psychiatric Technician for our River Bend Hospital Program located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This is a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of others.

  Psychiatric Technician Key Responsibilities:

  • Attends to client's personal needs on Units (phone calls, clothing, laundry, exercise, etc.)
  • Initiates and assists in client ADL's.
  • 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, multi-disciplinary treatment plans, and general therapeutic goals, including cultural and age-specific 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 technician's 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.I's, 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 in-services
  • 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 Psychiatric Technician 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 preferred.

  Meridian Health Services provides the following benefits:

  • Health, dental, vision plans
  • Merit Based Compensation Plan
  • $1500 Welcome Bonus
  • 401k with company contribution
  • Voluntary benefits, including critical illness, short term disability, etc.
  • Generous PTO plan
  • Wellness plan
  • Professional development funds
  • 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 Covid-related protocol including wearing masks, social distancing, and sanitizing.

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

• About the company

  We are a progressive healthcare organization that believes in holistic "whole-person" health for total physical, mental and social well-being.

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