UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Licensed Psychiatric Technician - Emergency Department

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWestwood, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A current California Psychiatric Technician license is required.
Current Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
At least six months of experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent is required.
Working knowledge of group dynamics, psychological functioning and deviations from normal, growth and development throughout the life span, therapeutic communication techniques, drug administration, and management of assaultive behavior is required.
Ability to read documents written in standard English, write legibly in grammatically correct English, and speak to patients, families, and colleagues using appropriate English grammar is required.
Ability to physically participate in patient activities and physically apply holds, restraints, and protective devices is required.
Ability to provide individual and group activities to psychiatric patients in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting is required.

Responsibilities

Use therapeutic communication techniques.
Observe and report patients’ behavior.
Establish written goals and objectives for each activity.
Plan and implement individual, large-group, and small-group programs and activities.
Evaluate patients’ strengths and problem areas.
Modify or adapt group techniques to improve individual and group treatment outcomes.

CPR - BLS through AHA or ARC REQUIRED

California Psychiatric Technician Licensure REQUIRED

At least 6 months experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent - REQUIRED

The Licensed Psychiatric Technician/Senior Licensed Psychiatric Technician must have a working knowledge of:

Group dynamics

Psychological functioning and deviations from normal

Growth and development throughout the life span
Techniques of therapeutic communication
Drug administration
Management of assaultive behavior
Read documents written in standard English text
Write legibly in grammatically correct English
Speak to patients/families and colleagues using appropriate English grammar
Use techniques of therapeutic communication
Observe and report patients’ behavior
Establish written goals and objectives for each activity
Plan and implement individual, large and small group programs/activities
Evaluate patients’ strength and problem areas
Modify and/or adapt group techniques to improve individual and/or group treatment outcomes
Physically participate in patient activities
Physically apply holds, restraints and protective devices
Demonstrated ability to provide individual and group activities to psychiatric patients on an acute psychiatric inpatient

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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