PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN (Psychiatric Technician (Safety))

Job Description and Duties Patton State Hospital Human Resources Department is accepting applications for at least 1 Permanent, Full-Time appointment to the Psychiatric Technician classification in Enhancement Services. The Psychiatric Technician is under the direct supervision of the Program Assistant and/or Program Director. Psychiatric Technicians work under general supervision. In addition to their custody responsibilities, incumbents provide a basic level of general behavioral and psychiatric nursing care and are expected through their attitude, knowledge, and performance to facilitate the rehabilitation of clients/patients. Psychiatric Technicians work to maintain order and supervise the conduct of clients/patients, to protect and maintain the safety of persons and property; to provide a basic level of general behavioral psychiatric nursing care to clients/patients who are mentally disordered offenders; and to participate in the overall psychiatric treatment program. The successful candidate will work with other Enhancement Services team members to supervise and facilitate the coordination and development of the Multimedia Training Program, which produces multimedia materials. Also develop and complete special projects that integrate Multimedia Production service with other Enhancement Services treatment programs and hospital activities. The selected applicant will implement skill building curriculum that focuses on therapeutic vocational multimedia production education and assess and determine the suitability of a patient’s enrollment in a Multimedia Training Program group in collaboration with treatment teams and unit staff. The position is crucial for the facility to continue to provide the multimedia productions program and care to mentally disordered patients within the structured safe and secure environment to reach the optimal outcome. The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired. All applicants may be pre-screened for breadth and depth of experience. Only the most qualified applicants may be interviewed based on screening criteria. For this reason, it is especially important that applicants take special care in thoroughly and accurately completing the application. In order to gain list eligibility and be appointed to the Psychiatric Technician (Safety) classification, please follow the link below to the exam bulletin. Failure to take the exam will result in your application not moving forward in our process. Please follow the directions carefully: Psychiatric Technician Exam **Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey** You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. 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. • The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) a(n) Psychiatric Technician License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired. Unless there is a specific request to be notified via USPS mail, our main contact will be via email. Email correspondence regarding this job posting will primarily come from PattonHREmploymentUnit@dsh.ca.gov. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email. For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Examination/ Employment Application (STD. 678) including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted. A completed STD. 678 and any other relevant documents (e.g., unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers account. Please reference Job Control # 537636 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e., social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission. Complete Application Packages (including your STD. 678 and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application. Applicants will be disqualified from the interview process if the STD Form 678 is incomplete. That includes job titles, job duties, work address, time worked at that position, supervisor name, and supervisor phone number. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • Experience working in a Forensic and/or Psychiatric setting. • Experience administrating psychiatric treatments and psychiatric medications. • Experience in Multimedia Production (e.g., video, audio, animations, interactive media.)