Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)

Setting: Mental Health Outpatient Clinic

Schedule: Fridays 9am-5:30pm required, Monday-Thursday 9am-5:30pm optional

Amergis Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Licensed Psychiatric Technician. Under the general supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or Psychiatrist/MD, the Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) ) assumes direct responsibility for administering or implementing specific therapeutic procedures, techniques, treatments, or medications with the aim of enabling recipients or patients to make optimal use of their therapeutic regime, their social and personal resources, and their residential or inpatient care. The LPT demonstrates ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner.  The LPT demonstrates critical thinking and performance ability in the coordination of patient care, consistently performs according to established standards and scope of practice, and is accountable for managing and assisting others in the management of patient care. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Licensed Psychiatric Technician license for the state in which the technician practices (LPT only)
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals via strong spoken, written, listening, and nonverbal communication skills
• One year of psychiatric experience in a similar setting within the last three years preferred

“Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Initiative, Amergis will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records”