Licensed Psychiatric Technician

Licensed Psychiatric Technician

Los Angeles, CA

Use your expertise, compassion, and kindness to transform the patient experience. When you join UCLA Health as a Licensed Psychiatric Technician, you’ll deliver leading-edge care as you build an exceptional career with a health system that’s consistently ranked among the best in the country.

At UCLA Health, our commitment to patient care shines brightest during life’s most challenging moments. Our clinicians embody hope and healing, delivering compassionate, expert care with empathy and assurance. As a Licensed Psychiatric Technician, you will work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide high-quality care to psychiatric patients. Your role includes implementing and evaluating care plans, performing assigned tasks, and collaborating with the nursing and multidisciplinary team to support patient well-being.

We have full-time and per diem positions available in Adult, Child/Adolescent, Older Adult, Emergency Department & Float Team

Salary Range: $29.21-$39.40/Hourly

Qualifications

We’re seeking highly-skilled, self-motivated professionals with:

• At least 6 months experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent required
• California Psychiatric Technician Licensure required
• BLS required
• Demonstrated ability to provide individual and group activities to psychiatric patients on an acute psychiatric inpatient
• Knowledge of psychological functioning and deviations from normal
• Knowledge of growth and development throughout the life span
• Knowledge of techniques of therapeutic communication
• Knowledge of Drug administration
• Knowledge of management of assaultive behavior
• Knowledge of Evacuation, fire and disaster procedures
• Knowledge of HIPAA

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