Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

Job Description and Duties

This position is for Coalinga State Hospital.

The Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety) provides direction to nursing personnel and is responsible for directing the work of an 8-hour shift or an organized nursing unit; and relieves unit supervisors as required. Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety) is responsible for providing direct nursing care, treatment, and rehabilitation to patients’ providing direction to other personnel who assist them in providing such care; assisting physicians as directed; providing general psychiatric nursing care to patients; and participate in the overall psychiatric treatment program.

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Working Conditions

The employee is required to work any shift and schedule in a variety of settings throughout the hospital and may be required to work overtime and float to other work locations as determined by the operational needs of the hospital. All employees are required to have an annual health review and repeat health reviews whenever necessary to ascertain that they are free from symptoms indicating the presence of infection and are able to safely perform their essential job duties.

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) Valid Psychiatric Technician License License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM . Please visit the CalHR web site to find information on the Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety) Exam.

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CalCareers

This advertisement may also be used to fill future vacancies for positions that are of the same classification and same tenure/time base if the vacancy occurs while this job posting is active.

Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareers account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. 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.

Benefits

The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package. Details can be found on the California Department of Human Resources website: .

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.