Psychiatric Technician

About This Role

Deliver client care and promote the safety and well-being of clients within a 24-hour framework at McCann Treatment Center. Engage clients and families in a therapeutic alliance and provide therapeutic interventions as directed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver client care that promotes safety and well-being of all clients in the assigned department(s)
• Provide a healthy, safe structured environment
• Engage clients and families in a therapeutic alliance
• Provide therapeutic interventions as directed
• Function as an active member of the McCann staff
• Assist with escorting clients within Bethel and outside of Bethel, when needed
• Actively participate in client social, educational and therapeutic activities
• Write progress reports on clients, which accurately reflect client progress
• Read medication administration records
• Appropriately respond to aggressive and violent client behaviors

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to take direction and have a commitment to learning
• Basic computer knowledge, accuracy and dependability
• Ability to work residential treatment environments
• Ability to write progress reports on clients
• Ability to read medication administration records
• Ability to add and subtract money
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with rapidly changing situations
• Ability to understand and apply variety of instruction furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to appropriately respond to aggressive and violent client behaviors

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Working with children preferred

Nice to Have

• Working with children preferred
• Substance Abuse Certification preferred

Benefits

Certifications