Description

Psychiatric Technicians work 13 hour shifts 3-3 days a week, including every other weekend, with two mandatory overtime shifts a month.
Provides direct daily living care for patients; bathes, clothes, and feeds patients; moves, lifts
and/or transfers patients using sliding boards, wheelchairs, or other required equipment

Escorts patients to medical appointments

Assists in the admission and discharge of patients

Accurately takes Blood Pressure and Vital Signs of patients and records in their chart

Escorts patients to the appropriate areas in the event of an emergency; rescues injured

patients during the event of an emergency.
Makes rounds according to policy and procedure and accounts for each patient they are

assigned utilizing the patient accountability check sheet

Provides verbal de-escalation of agitated patients

Performs Heimlich maneuver, CPR, and other emergency responses.

Able to lift 30 - 50 Lbs

Repetitive bending, stooping and requires walking the majority of the shift

Able to work all shifts as assigned each week

Bathe and dress patients, Serve meals and help patients eat, Take vital signs, Turn or reposition patients who are bedridden, Collect information about conditions and treatment plans from caregivers, nurses and doctors, Lift patients into beds, wheelchairs, exam tables, etc., Examine patients for bruises, blood in urine or other injuries/wounds, Clean and sanitize patient areas, Change bed sheets and restock rooms with necessary supplies.

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Key Skills
Education

ANY GRADUATE