Psychiatric Care Technician I - Clinical Research (Per Diem)

About Us

Each of CenExel’s research sites specialize in Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials. Our Centers of Excellence comprise some of the most well respected and long-standing research facilities in the country. Specialty areas of research across our sites include Psychiatry, Acute Post Op Pain, Asian Bridging, Dermatology, GI, and Neurology. Each of our Centers of Excellence has tremendous experience and expertise in complex early phase trials, and all our sites have in-patient capability. We focus on quality people, teamwork, and highly experienced clinical research managers with a history of success

Hourly Range: $20.00 - 22.00/hr (Depending on Experience)

Schedule: Needs to be available to work a 7:00am - 3:30pm and 3:00pm – 11:00pm shift (1-2 days a week)

Job Summary

With moderate oversight, the Psychiatric Technician I position interacts directly with psychiatric patients participating in clinical trials. The psychiatric technician demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to adults with psychiatric disorders and has basic competency in applying these principles when providing individualized care for specific research subjects.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

• Presents an understanding of components of care and how the role of psychiatric technician fits into the delivery of services.
• Observes and reports personality and/or behavior changes in subjects to the charge person or charge nurse.
• Completes responsibilities as delegated by the charge person or charge nurse for the shift.
• Interacts closely with clients to assist them in problem solving and to de-escalate subjects who become upset or belligerent.
• Assists with completing a group activity during each shift worked.
• Communicates appropriately with subjects while assisting them with ADL’s, supplying them with cigarette breaks as allowed in the protocol.
• Provides the subjects with meals and snacks as allowed in the study, ensuring subjects adhere to the protocol specific dietary and smoking restrictions.
• Assist the subjects with meal prep, meal ordering, meal choices, and delivers meals depending on location.
• Assists subjects with laundry and housekeeping tasks as needed.
• Assists with nightly room and equipment checks.
• Supports and ensures strictest adherence to best practices, FDA Code of Federal Regulations, ICH (International Conference on Harmonization), GCP (Good Clinical Practices), CenExel standard operating procedures, site working Practices, protocol, and company guidelines and policies.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all inclusive.
  
  

Education/Experience/Skills

• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• 1 - 2 years of experience working with persons with major mental illnesses (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression) as a psych tech in inpatient/acute care settings is preferred.
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Prior medical experience is preferred but not required.
• Must maintain professional boundaries with subjects.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Indoor, Clinic environment.
• Essential physical requirements include sitting, typing, standing, and walking.
• Lightly active position, occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Reporting to work, as scheduled, is essential.
• On-site work arrangement.
  
  

CenExel Clinical Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or status.