Senior Psychiatric Technician

• Assists in the nursing care of the mentally ill by implementing various types of psychiatric treatment plans for groups of patients, including group interventions
• May coordinate the work of a Nursing Assistant or equivalent position as required
• Delivers health care services to patients and their families according to the interdisciplinary treatment plan
• Independently implements the interdisciplinary treatment plan for an assigned group of patients, including group interventions
• Revises and modifies plan in response to changes in patient and alterations in therapeutic approach
• participates in planning conferences
• Integrates multidisciplinary approaches to complete patient assessments and coordinate health care services across the continuum
• Demonstrates problem solving and critical thinking skills in developing health care interventions
• Participates in various therapeutic activities such as role playing, behavior modification, modeling, reality orientation, etc.
• Collaborates with patients, family members and the interdisciplinary treatment team to deliver quality services
• Participates in ongoing staff development programs, workshops and seminars
• Implements orientation and training for peer staff development, including the orientation and training of new Psychiatric Technicians
• Participates in unit-based research and quality improvement, involving data collection and documentation of patient and family services
• Records relevant data and reports data to appropriate staff
• Performs other duties as assigned by Registered Nurse

High School diploma with 2-3 years of experience in human services