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The Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero is a secure public sector hospital providing inpatient forensic services for mentally ill adult males who are court committed throughout the State of California.

REQUIRES: possession of a CA Psychiatric Technician license

*Please contact us if you would like to find out how to become licensed. The Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero partners with our local community college to offer the DSH-A/Cuesta College Psychiatric Technician Program here on our grounds.

DUTIES/JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Psychiatric Technician (Safety) will be directed by the Unit Supervisor, RN Shift Lead, Senior Psychiatric Technician or Health Services Specialist depending on the shift/program at the Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero (ASH). The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Helps to create a clean, safe and therapeutic environment for patients or inmates
• Apply mental health principles and relationship security with patients or inmates
• Supervise patient activities
• Performs custody tasks including supervision of patient activities
• Shakedown, i.e., searching for drugs, contraband, weapons and inspecting facilities to identify security breaches that could lead to the escape of a patient or inmate
• Observing and intervening in patient behavior that may injure people, damage property or signal impending escape attempts
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of correct methods in the prevention and management of assaultive behavior (PMAB), that includes patient containment, heavy lifting (over 50 pounds), applying restraints, and responding to emergency situations throughout the hospital
• Performs nursing procedures such as administering mediations including oral medications and hypodermic injection, observing patients or inmates physical condition and behavior and reporting significant changes to a shift supervisor, unit supervisor or physician and recoding nursing notes, in the patients or inmate record
• CPR, and following infection control procedures

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid CA license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the BVNPT.*

The hiring process consists of 3 steps:

1. Create an account Log on to www.jobs.ca.gov
2. Take and pass the required CA state civil service exam

3. Apply for the vacancy

We offer:
Competitive salaries
Health, dental and vision insurance
Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
CALPERS Safety retirement and 401K/457 plan options

Click on the link below to learn more about our area:
https://www.dsh.ca.gov/Atascadero/About_the_Area.html

For more information, please contact DSH-Atascadero Employment Office ASHRecruitment@dsh.ca.gov OR (805) 468-3660.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $5,673.00 - $7,249.00 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Psychiatry

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Work Location: In person