Psychiatric Technician (Safety) - CSO/Registry - Metropolitan State Hospital - Various (Psychiatric Technician (Safety))

Department of State Hospitals · San Bernardino County

Salary: $5,843 – $7,466 per month

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. For additional information please visit https://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113 Please let us know how you learned about this career opportunity by taking the brief survey that follows: DSH Recruitment Survey The Department of State Hospitals - Napa is accepting applications for multiple Permanent-Full time vacancies to the Psychiatric Technician (Safety) classification. The vacancies exist in various Programs within the Hospital. Positions and shift availability are limited. Experience is preferred, but not required. For more information, please contact Fe Naguit, at (707) 253-5026. Please be certain that your application package is thorough and completely describes your work experience. SROA & Surplus Employees are encouraged to apply and will receive first consideration. Only the most qualified candidates that are reachable on the Certification List or eligible for lateral transfer will be scheduled for a hiring interview. Position will be filled based upon budget approval. Please attach a copy of your license with your application. Applications may be screened and only the most competitive will be invited for an interview. This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies and will run until filled with the following cutoff dates: 10/29/2026, 11/30/2026,12/31/2026 and 1/29/2027. To ensure that your application will be considered for this recruitment the following items are required: • You must complete the STD 678 EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION in its entirety. Include “PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN (SAFETY), JC -533849” in the “JOB TITLE(S)” section of the application. • Duties Performed and Supervisor’s name and Contact information must be completed on the STD 678 -Incomplete applications will not be considered. • Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of information provided on the STD. 678 • Possession of a valid license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the BVNPTE. • To take the Psychiatric Technician (Safety) Examination go to CalCareers Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. You must have list eligibility to apply for this position. This is a separate process than applying for the job vacancy. If you need to obtain list eligibility please take the exam below. The exam is currently being given by Department of Corrections. See below: EXAM LINK: CalCareers
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Job Description and Duties


Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals.

For additional information please visit https://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113

Please let us know how you learned about this career opportunity by taking the brief survey that follows: DSH Recruitment Survey

The Department of State Hospitals - Napa is accepting applications for multiple Permanent-Full time vacancies to the Psychiatric Technician (Safety) classification. The vacancies exist in various Programs within the Hospital. Positions and shift availability are limited. Experience is preferred, but not required. For more information, please contact Fe Naguit, at (707) 253-5026.


Please be certain that your application package is thorough and completely describes your work experience. SROA & Surplus Employees are encouraged to apply and will receive first consideration. Only the most qualified candidates that are reachable on the Certification List or eligible for lateral transfer will be scheduled for a hiring interview.


Position will be filled based upon budget approval.


Please attach a copy of your license with your application. Applications may be screened and only the most competitive will be invited for an interview.


This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies and will run until filled with the following cutoff dates: 10/29/2026, 11/30/2026,12/31/2026 and 1/29/2027.

To ensure that your application will be considered for this recruitment the following items are required:

  • You must complete the STD 678 EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION in its entirety. Include “PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN (SAFETY), JC -533849” in the “JOB TITLE(S)” section of the application.
  • Duties Performed and Supervisor’s name and Contact information must be completed on the STD 678 -Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of information provided on the STD. 678
  • Possession of a valid license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the BVNPTE.
  • To take the Psychiatric Technician (Safety) Examination go to CalCareers

Special Requirements

  • The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
  • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

You must have list eligibility to apply for this position. This is a separate process than applying for the job vacancy. If you need to obtain list eligibility please take the exam below. The exam is currently being given by Department of Corrections. See below:

EXAM LINK: CalCareers

About this opportunity

Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $79,854. That is $4,008 below the $83,862 median among 22 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

More jobs at this employer

Department of State Hospitals currently has 108 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 52 current state openings in San Bernardino County, including this position.

Application timeline

This is a continuous filing that has been listed for 104 days since CA Public Jobs first observed it.

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Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on July 23, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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