Psychiatric Technician

InGenesis is currently seeking a Psychiatric Technician to work with our client. In this role, you will provide compassionate, hands-on care and behavioral support to individuals with developmental disabilities and/or severe psychiatric conditions in residential and community settings. This role involves direct care, coaching, and implementation of nursing and behavioral support plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Direct Care: Assist with daily living activities (bathing, grooming, meals), household tasks, and promote independence.
• Support Engagement: Escort individuals to appointments and community activities; help with recreational, vocational, and educational programs.
• Monitor & Report: Observe behavior and health changes, document incidents, and follow intervention plans.
• Perform Nursing Tasks: Administer medications, record vital signs, and assist nurses with care.
• Collaborate with Team: Participate in care planning, attend reviews, and help train new staff.
• Maintain Flexibility: Work various shifts/sites, complete required training, and occasionally act as Shift Lead.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

• Frequent interaction with individuals with developmental disabilities and severe behavioral/psychiatric conditions.
• Exposure to clinical environments and potential health risks.
• Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 lbs and performing hands-on interventions.
• May involve travel and mandatory overtime.
• Must demonstrate cultural sensitivity, trauma-informed care, and person-centered practices.

Qualifications:

• Valid and current Psychiatric Technician license (California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technicians).
• Must obtain Registered Behavior Technician certification within 365 days of employment.
• Minimum six months of direct care experience with individuals with developmental disabilities and challenging behaviors.
• Completion of Direct Support Professional I & II or challenge test within one year.
• Valid driver’s license, CPR, CPI, Ukeru, and other mandatory facility training.

• Provide psychiatric interventions for patients
• Develop a therapeutic relationship with psychiatric patients
• Perform psychiatric testing/screening evaluations
• Providing reasonable and prudent psychiatric/medical care
• Support the care of the psychiatric/behavioral patients in the emergency department
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations for clients who present co-occurring symptoms and/or psychiatric diagnosis
• Identify and respond to medical/psychiatric emergencies
• Perform psychiatric nursing procedures, such as administer medications and treatment
• Setting providing direct psychiatric evaluation, treatment recommendations and making appropriate referrals
• Establish priorities in patient care
• Respond during a psychiatric emergency using least restrictive measures to assure patient safety
• Assist in treatment and rehabilitation of patients
• Identify mental health and nursing diagnoses, and provide patient education
• Delivering high-quality patient care
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, monitor medication, contribute to differential diagnosis/treatment planning
• Conduct intakes, assist with care and treatment of psychiatric, drug and alcohol patients, and counsel clients/patients with personal, behavioral or psychological problems
• Providing basic level of general behavioral and psychiatric nursing care to mentally or developmentally disabled patient-inmates/youths
• Providing basic level of general behavioral and psychiatric nursing care to mentally or developmentally disabled patient-inmates/youths
• Assist staff with agitated patients
• Treat patients as an individual, and consider the culture of the patients when providing care and treatment