Psychiatric Technician

California Correctional Health Care Services
, California United States  View Map
Posted: Nov 07, 2024
  • Salary: See Job Description USD
  • Apply By: Feb 05, 2025
  • Full Time
  • CORRECTIONS
  • Human and Social Services
  • Public Health
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  • Job Description

    Position: Psychiatric Technician

     

    Annual Salary Range:

    $71,460 - $105,084

     

    Are you passionate about advancing mental health care? California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS)/California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is seeking dedicated professionals, like you, to provide compassionate care to our diverse patient population.

     

    Psychiatric Technicians providing care within one of our Psychiatric Inpatient Units receive an additional 15% Stipend of Base Pay.

     

    Working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary setting, you will:

    • Provide a basic level of psychiatric and general nursing care.
    • Observe patients’ physical condition and behavior and report significant changes.
    • Participate in the development of treatment plans.
    • Update and maintain patients’ medical records.
    • Assist rehabilitation therapists with occupational, recreational, vocational, and educational therapy programs.

     

    You must possess a valid license to practice as a Psychiatric Technician issued by the Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners (BVNPTE).

     

    In return for your efforts, CCHCS/CDCR offers a competitive benefits package, including:

    • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
    • State of California retirement that vests in five years (visit CalPERS.ca.gov for retirement formulas)
    • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
    • Robust 401(k) and 457(b) savings plans
    • Reimbursement for license and certificate renewals
    • And much more

     

    Positions are available throughout the State of California – apply today!

  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • California Correctional Health Care Services
    • California Correctional Health Care Services

    California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) was established to oversee and provide a constitutionally appropriate level of health care in all adult prisons operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation throughout California. To fulfill this mission, we have improved our day-to-day health care operations ensuring that our patients have timely access to safe, efficient medical, dental, and mental health care.

    CCHCS is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace. From recruitment to career advancement to the delivery of care, we are committed to ensuring our actions reflect our values — and the rich diversity of the California people and communities in which we live and work. We are proud to foster inclusion and representation in all levels of CCHCS. We work cooperatively with team members and others to enable CCHCS to provide the highest level of service possible.

     

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