Part-Time Licensed Psychiatric Technician - Emergency Department
Location: Los Angeles, California
About the role
The Licensed Psychiatric Technician, under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, provides nursing care to psychiatric patients by implementing and evaluating the established plan of care; carrying out assigned tasks; working collaboratively with members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team.
Pay
$30.67 - $40.48 Hourly
Requirements
- CPR - BLS through AHA or ARC (REQUIRED)
- California Psychiatric Technician Licensure (REQUIRED)
- At least 6 months experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent (REQUIRED)
Skills
The Licensed Psychiatric Technician must have a working knowledge of:
- Group dynamics
- Psychological functioning and deviations from normal
- Growth and development throughout the life span
- Techniques of therapeutic communication
- Drug administration
- Management of assaultive behavior
- Read documents written in standard English text
- Write legibly in grammatically correct English
- Speak to patients/families and colleagues using appropriate English grammar
- Use techniques of therapeutic communication
- Observe and report patients’ behavior
- Establish written goals and objectives for each activity
- Plan and implement individual, large and small group programs/activities
- Evaluate patients’ strength and problem areas
- Modify and/or adapt group techniques to improve individual and/or group treatment outcomes
- Physically participate in patient activities
- Physically apply holds, restraints and protective devices
- Demonstrated ability to provide individual and group activities to psychiatric patients on an acute psychiatric inpatient
About UCLA
At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.