Maine Staffing
Psychiatric Technician I - Peds
Northern Light Acadia Hospital Department: Psychiatric Unit - Pediatric Position is located: Acadia Work Type: Full Time Hours Per Week: 36.00 Work Schedule: 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM Summary: The Psychiatric Technician provides therapeutic care for people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disorders. The Psychiatric Technician functions within the multidisciplinary treatment team under the supervision of professional staff. Psychiatric Technicians assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal care, and aid in recovery with a focus on social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Responsibilities: Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being and reports changes in behavior or physical ailments to professional staff. Responds to patient needs taking into consideration developmental stage and psychiatric symptoms. Takes a mindful and thoughtful approach to all patient interactions, maintains appropriate boundaries. Functions within the patient care team focusing on successful treatment and stabilization. Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed. May perform other duties upon request. Other Information: Competencies and Skills: Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills. Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation. Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others. Education: Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED) Working Conditions: Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people. Work with computers, typing, reading or writing. Extend body and limbs to reach items. Prolonged periods of standing. Prolonged periods of walking. Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds. Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services. Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport. Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital Department: Psychiatric Unit - Pediatric Position is located: Acadia Work Type: Full Time Hours Per Week: 36.00 Work Schedule: 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM Summary: The Psychiatric Technician provides therapeutic care for people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disorders. The Psychiatric Technician functions within the multidisciplinary treatment team under the supervision of professional staff. Psychiatric Technicians assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal care, and aid in recovery with a focus on social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Responsibilities: Monitors patients' physical and emotional well-being and reports changes in behavior or physical ailments to professional staff. Responds to patient needs taking into consideration developmental stage and psychiatric symptoms. Takes a mindful and thoughtful approach to all patient interactions, maintains appropriate boundaries. Functions within the patient care team focusing on successful treatment and stabilization. Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed. May perform other duties upon request. Other Information: Competencies and Skills: Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills. Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation. Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others. Education: Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED) Working Conditions: Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people. Work with computers, typing, reading or writing. Extend body and limbs to reach items. Prolonged periods of standing. Prolonged periods of walking. Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds. Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services. Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport. Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.