Psychiatric Technician- DCB 3D Adult Psychiatric Unit- Day Shift
Company: UTHealth Houston
Role summary
Psychiatric Technician- DCB 3D Adult Psychiatric Unit- Day Shift is a role at UTHealth Houston in Texas, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-09-05. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Psychiatric Technician- DCB 3D Adult Psychiatric Unit- Day Shift
- Company
- UTHealth Houston
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Trades & Construction
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-09-05
Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference in people's lives? This Psychiatric Technician position at UTHealth Houston doesn't require a degree and offers a stable day shift. It's a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in a supportive healthcare environment.
Job description
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Join our dedicated behavioral health team on DCB 3D, a 24-bed adult psychiatric unit serving individuals experiencing mental health crises, including psychosis and suicidal ideation. This day shift position (7:00 AM to 7:30 PM) follows a matrix schedule with alternating weekends and offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through direct patient care, therapeutic engagement, and safety-focused support. Responsibilities include assisting with patient groups and activities, obtaining vital signs, documenting patient information, conducting safety rounds, supporting medication pass activities, utilizing de-escalation techniques, and collaborating closely with nurses and the interdisciplinary treatment team. Ideal candidates are passionate about behavioral health, committed to service excellence, and dedicated to creating a safe, recovery-focused, and trauma-informed environment for patients. To support patient care and operational needs across the hospital, team members may also be required to float to other behavioral health units based on staffing needs and patient census.
Schedule: 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Matrix Schedule: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, repeating cycle.
Mandatory Orientation: Two-week onboarding process for all new hires
Hospital-Wide Education Orientation: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (first two weeks)
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus many more!
Position Summary:
The Psychiatric Technician focuses on safety, performing patient care activities or tasks for psychiatric patients as well as maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment under the direction of the licensed staff. Must be comfortable working with mental health patients, many of whom have experienced trauma, in a compassionate and professional manner while promoting a safe environment.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Provides inpatient and outpatient non-skilled nursing for psychiatric patients.
Provides supervision of patients on suicide or other critical precautions, 1:1 or 2:1, which requires a staff member to be within continuous arm 's length of a patient.
Responsible for operating equipment such as IVAC, Sphygmomanometer and Scale.
Assists patients with activities of daily living i.e. bathing, shaving, hygiene, toileting, and grooming, while respecting the patient 's privacy, to the extent possible.
Interacts and engages with patients in a therapeutic manner using Trauma informed care and therapeutic communication strategies.
Participates in implementing and formulating patients' treatment plan based on experience and close observation of patients.
Helps maintain a therapeutic milieu. Assists with milieu management and uses crisis de-escalation and trauma informed care strategies to reduce destructive and disruptive patient behavior and ensures the safety of patient, self, and others. Recognizes early warning signs of worsening patient behaviors and intervenes appropriately.
Facilitates patients' groups and participation in therapeutic activities (i.e. community meeting, transition, and wrap-up groups etc.).
Implements crisis management skills (de-escalation skills) as directed by licensed staff, including situations where the patient could be in danger, suffer self-inflicted harm, or harm others.
Must be able to restrain an adult, adolescent, or pediatric patient within the guidelines currently in use at HCPC, including circumstances where the patient is violent or aggressive towards staff and others, including other patients.
In certain circumstances, must be able to maintain initial physical control of an adult, adolescent or pediatric patient individually until assistance from other team members arrive.
Escorts patients on and off campus for medical emergencies and diagnostic procedures when required.
Conducts patient Q15 and Q30 minutes observation rounds with appropriate documentation, and one to one observation. Observes patient condition for signs/symptoms consistent with illness or mental status change; reports observations about patient condition to the nurse.
Conducts environmental rounds on unit for safety.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
None Work may involve handling biohazardous, chemical, and radiological materials, as well as operating associated equipment. Required safety training and appropriate engineering and administrative controls including
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