Psychiatric Technician - Behavioral Health - Full Time, Nights 7PM - 7AM, Alternating weekends

About the role

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Psychiatric Technician - Behavioral Health - Full Time, Nights 7PM - 7AM, Alternating weekends - NSG. In this role, the successful candidate Works in collaboration with Behavioral Health other staff to provide observation, care, and treatment to an adult psychiatric population.

Responsibilities

• Provision of Patient Care: Ability to identify unusual behavior of patients and their families and communicate observations to RN in charge of patient.
• Regularly able to document patient’s behavior and recognize physical or psychological changes in patient’s condition during 1:1 observation and communicate it to the appropriate channels.
• Demonstrates how to apply restraints appropriately on an annual basis.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of hospital policies and standards regarding restraint and seclusion and 1:1 observation on an annual basis.
• Ability to recognize verbal/non-verbal communication problems of patients and their families on consistent basis.
• Ensures patient confidentiality is adhered to according to NYS and Federal guidelines
• Ability to make regular rounds of patients assigned to him/her and recognize change in patients status and report appropriate information to the nurse in charge of patient consistently.
• Ability to provide information regarding patient behavior and patient interactions to the RN to be utilized in the development of an individual master treatment plan regularly.
• Participation in providing a safe-environment for patients and others at all times.
• Under the direction of the nursing staff, set limits and restrictions in a considerate and humane manner.
• Ability to protect patient’s privacy, confidentiality and rights on daily basis.
• Participation in evaluation of the therapeutic environment and report non-therapeutic components to RN as needed.
• Ability to complete various errands as requested; such as transporting patients, contraband search, retrieving and delivering supplies, specimens, instruments, test results, etc., when necessary.
• Ability to perform 1:1 within the Behavioral Health Department as needed.
• Verify the 1:1 with the RN assigned when necessary.
• Demonstrate location of Dr. Heavy button, restraints, and security phone numbers as needed.
• Completes thorough contraband search of patient’s belongings upon admission according to departmental Policy and procedure, and communicates pertinent information to RN and MD.

Requirements

• High School diploma or comparable education equivalent.
• Ability to work effectively with Behavioral Health patients.
• Knowledge of non-violent crisis intervention technique.
• First Aid Training.
• BLS Certification.
• De-escalation Training.
• Occasionally lift/carry up to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally push/pull up to 75 lbs.
• Frequently bend, squat, kneel and occasionally reach above shoulders.

Pay

The salary range for the role is $51,597.00 - $51,597.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.

Schedule

Full Time, Nights 7PM - 7AM, Alternating weekends - NSG.