Psychiatric Technician

• Job ID: JR-114864
• Entity: Newport Hospital
• Location Name: Newport Hospital
• City, State: Newport, RI
• Work Type: PART TIME
• Hours Per Week: 24
• Shift: Night
• Posted Date: 10/8/2026

SUMMARY

The Psychiatric Technician functions under the direction of the Registered Professional Nurse and is responsible to the Behavioral Health Manager. This position provides direct care and maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients on the Behavioral Health Unit. Provides services to the adult population. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participates in the treatment planning process by collaborating with the Professional Nurse to develop the initial problem list and treatment plan.
• Communicates individual treatment plans with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Implements the treatment plan in accordance with unit policies and procedures and demonstrates the ability to set consistent and supportive therapeutic limits within unit and department standards.
• Assists in the evaluation of care by providing input at team meetings.
• Documents significant patient/family interactions on flowsheet in a timely manner.
• Observes patients in activities of daily living in accordance with the treatment plan (personal hygiene, ambulation, shaving, etc.).
• Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and encourages their participation in recreational and other therapeutic activities and all treatment groups.
• Consistently models appropriate and therapeutic interpersonal staff/patient interactions to other patients/families.
• Conducts patient rounds to observe and record patient’s behavior and reports any unusual behavior to nursing staff.
• Initiates formal/informal supervision and incorporates feedback for improvement in job performance.
• Organizes and participates in recreational activities and some groups.
• Demonstrates analytical skills and an understanding of psychiatric illnesses and organizes recreational activities and groups to meet psycho-social and intellectual needs of patients.