Psych Technician

Essential Functions

Aid patients with daily living tasks, perform delegated patient care procedures, document observations, facilitate groups/education, and provide limited medical intervention under supervision.

Shift Details

Variable shifts, weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need to see and read information, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions requiring verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information quickly and accurately, especially during emergencies. Manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. Lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Stand in a stationary position for extended periods. Participate in managing high-risk patient behaviors.

Skills

• Patient Safety
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Skill Development
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
• Patient Care
• Accurate and Timely Documentation
• Time Management

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers
• CNA or EMT
• Post high school education in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or a health sciences field
• Experience working with psychiatric and/or chemically dependent patients
• Experience providing behavioral healthcare services to patient populations

Preferred Qualifications

• Post high school education in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or a health sciences field
• Experience working with psychiatric and/or chemically dependent patients
• Experience providing behavioral healthcare services to patient populations

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions requiring verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information quickly and accurately, especially during emergencies.
• Manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
• Bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.
• Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Participate in the physical management of high-risk patient behaviors.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for extended periods.

Location

Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
Work City: Ogden
Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Pay

$18.94 - $24.62

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our benefits here.