Lead PCT-2 Spruce 3rd/2nd and 1 Hickory 1st/2nd

About the role

Lead PCTs work under the supervision of licensed nursing staff, providing recovery-oriented direct care in a hospital setting. They maintain a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment; support and motivate patients to engage in individualized treatment plans; and deliver treatment programs to individuals and groups with serious mental illnesses, substance abuse issues, and/or intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Take clients’ vital signs
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), feeding, and cleaning
• Provide one-on-one direct observation
• Serve meals
• Use de-escalation techniques to manage client behavior and milieu
• Contribute to the unit-based treatment team alongside nurses who provide 24/7 patient care
• Participate in the ‘Learning Center,’ where patients engage in classes to develop recovery skills

Available Shifts and Units

• 2 Spruce 3rd/2nd
• 1 Hickory 1st/2nd

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a current WSH employee who has completed the one-year probation or 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 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
• 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 to 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
• Ability to work effectively with staff in a team approach
• Ability to perform infection prevention and control practices and apply standards in daily activities
• Ability to perform repetitious walking and/or standing, bending, lifting, and reaching 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 may include working a 16-hour shift when necessary
• Complete all annual competency training, including 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

• Veteran or spouse of a veteran
• Bilingual – Spanish
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred