Psychiatric Technician Safety

About This Role

Working under the supervision of a Supervising Registered Nurse II/III, Correctional Facility, Unit Supervisor (Safety), or Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety), the Psychiatric Technician (PT) (Safety) organizes and provides a basic level of general nursing and behavioral and psychiatric nursing care to patients. This role operates in various correctional health care settings, adhering to the Mental Health Program Guide, policies and procedures, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Organize and provide a basic level of general nursing and behavioral and psychiatric nursing care to patients
• Ensure the delivery of appropriate and timely health care to patients in collaboration with the health care team
• Provide basic level of general nursing and behavioral and psychiatric nursing care to patients under valid authorization by a provider's order and the delegation and clinical direction of the Registered Nurse (RN)
• Provide support to the care team for daily health care operations
• Communicate effectively with patients and other members of the health care team
• Address the ongoing needs of patients
• Work with members of the larger health care team
• Promote the efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective use of health care resources

Requirements

• Possession of a valid license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the BVNPTE

Important Details

• Schedule: Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base; permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period

About the Company

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 18, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months. Effective May 01, 2022, employees in this class, employed within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and who are physically located at and assigned to the Psychiatric Inpatient Program, shall receive a pay differential equivalent to 15% of their monthly base pay. Only employees who provide direct patient care, treating patients' in-person, on grounds or at a facility more than 50% of the pay period, are eligible for this pay differential.