Lead PCT 2 Elm 1st/2nd shift

About the role

Lead PCTs provide recovery‑oriented direct care under licensed nursing supervision at Western State Hospital, working only with current WSH employees.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment
• Supporting and motivating patients to engage in their individualized treatment plans
• Delivering treatment programs to individuals and groups with serious mental illnesses, substance abuse issues, and/or intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Taking clients’ vital signs
• Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs)
• Feeding
• Cleaning
• Providing one‑on‑one direct observation
• Serving meals
• Using de‑escalation techniques to manage client behavior and milieu
• Working as integral members of the unit‑based treatment team alongside nurses who provide 24/7 patient care
• Contributing to the Learning Center where patients attend skill‑building classes

Requirements

• Must be a current WSH employee who has completed the one‑year probation (waived to 6 months with recommendation from current RNC)
• 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 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 (verbally, in writing, 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, human behavior, age‑specific needs, and personality development
• Willing to learn basic treatment measures to promote mental health appropriate for adult, developmentally disabled or impaired, and/or geriatric populations
• Vision and hearing adequate to recognize and respond to hazardous situations and ensure safety at the facility