Psychiatric Technician - Atrium Health Union Emergency Department (ED) FT Days

Job description

Department: 36102 Atrium Health Union - Emergency Department Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 36 Schedule Details/Additional Information: 7a-7p Pay Range: $19.80 - $29.70 Essential Functions: - Observes, reports, and documents signs and symptoms or changes in patient behavior to charge nurse. - Interacts with patients therapeutically. - Assists, initiates, and participates in social and recreational activities, group therapy, patient teaching groups, and other group activities. - Uses CPI techniques appropriately. - Makes rounds on assigned patients at least every half hour during shift. - Demonstrates flexibility in changing workload. - Responds to patients with empathy, maintaining their dignity and confidentiality. - Participates in unit-based process improvement activities. - Participates in unit-based committees. - May include on-call duties as requested by administration. - All mandatory training as per facility policy. Physical Requirements: Works in patient care area with potentially combative or self-destructive patients, including behavior control areas. Each employee has the responsibility to work in a safe manner. Work requires walking, standing...