Psychiatric Technician, Night Shift, Behavioral Health

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health

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Adventist HealthCare's Shady Grove Medical Center is hiring a Psychiatric Technician for our Behavioral Health Department in Rockville, MD. Qualified candidates will be eligible for up to a $5,000 sign-on bonus. (*Current AHC employees not eligible - see below under additional details.)

Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Psychiatric Technician for our Behavioral Health Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As a Psychiatric Technician you will:
• Facilitate patient-professional collaboration at all levels of health care.
• Monitor therapeutic treatment
• Recognize and values differences in the care team and creates a setting conducive to opinion-sharing.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to develop patient care protocols and procedures.
• Incorporate clinical guidelines into patient care
• Use information technology to deliver safe and efficient care.

Qualifications Include:
• Minimum of 1-2 years in related field
• High School Diploma or GED
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Prior experience in inpatient behavioral health setting or with adolescents
• Qualified candidates with a minimum of 1 year of inpatient psychiatric technician experience will be eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Work Schedule:

Night Shift 6:45 p - 7:15 am; (three, 12-hour shifts/week).

Every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday)

*Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for a sign-on bonus prior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering a sign-on bonus.

Pay Range:

$18.71 - $25.65

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

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