Overview
At Garnet Health, the Hudson Valley’s leading integrated health system, you’ll find the perfect balance of a satisfying career and a rewarding lifestyle. Our focus is on patient-centric care with a collective of visionary leaders and dedicated and caring professionals working as a team to deliver the best for the people we serve. If you’re interested in a health system that’s both growing and award-winning, serving a diverse community that provides the best of both city and rural life, we invite to make your career home with us as a Psychiatric Technician on our Behaviorial Health team at/in Garnet Health Medical Center-Middletown.
Responsibilities
- The Psychiatric Technician performs assigned patient care tasks and other related unit duties, defined, and delegated under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse.
- At Garnet Health, we are committed to supporting your career growth and professional potential.
- We are responsive, attentive and dedicated to the success and satisfaction of our team members.
- Here, you’ll find resources that will help you excel in your career, tuition reimbursement programs for your continued education, and comprehensive health, dental and retirement benefits designed to fit your individual and family needs.
- Our inclusive and diverse team culture encourages you to contribute your exceptional talents, skills and perspectives to the success of our system, one another, our communities and our patients.
- Join the Garnet Health team and let your excellence shine.
- Salaries shown on independent jobs related websites reflect market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from Garnet Health System.
- We invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary / hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
- Garnet Health System provides a compensation range to comply with the New York State law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements.
- The range for the role is $25.79 -$32.04 hourly.
- The range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
- When determining a team member’s compensation and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity)
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- High School Graduate/equivalent 2 year
- College
- Degree related to psychology preferred
- Minimum
- Experience: One year experience in Behavioral Health or related human services field required if no college background.
- Required
- Certification/Registration: Current BLS certification. Must attend hospital crisis training program within 3 months of hire or transfer and annually thereafter.
- Physical
- Demands: Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patient. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
- Working
- Conditions: Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. May be exposed to unpleasant patient elements. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations and occasionally to irregular work hours.
- Working
- Conditions:
- Environmental
- Demands and
- Exposure to
- Hazards: Works in a clean, well-lighted, heated or ventilated facility. No routine exposure to hazards.
- Physical
- Demands: Demonstrates physical and functional ability to perform full anatomical range of motion to accomplish tasks. Evidence of visual and aural acuity and finger and hand dexterity to operate computer and office equipment. Can withstand long periods of sitting, standing and/or constant walking. Ability to lift 10 lbs.
- Mental
- Demands: Ability to foster collaborative relationships, to work well under pressure, to organize and synthesize new information, and prioritize tasks. Possesses critical thinking, analytical skills and flexibility. Ability to multi-task. Required detailed attention to work in an environment where interruptions cannot be controlled. Demonstrates sensitivity to customer needs and expectations. May be subject to irregular hours including evenings or
Workplace type
On-site
