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Health Technician - Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Health Technician - Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Ventura CountyVentura, CA, United States
15 days ago
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Health Technician - Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

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Health Technician - Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Salary

$43,680.00 - $54,241.26 Annually

Location

Ventura, CA

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

0863HCA-25AB (NW)

Department

Health Care Agency

Division

Ventura County Medical Center and / or Santa Paula Hospital

Opening Date

08 / 27 / 2025

Closing Date

Continuous

Description

Benefits

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Description

POSITION

Under direction, assist with mental health programs in the Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) Inpatient Psychiatric Unit.

DISTINUGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS :

This class differs from Health Technician II in that the responsibility for patient or health care is in specialized and more difficult programs.

EDUCATIONAL / BILINGUAL INCENTIVE : Some positions may be eligible for educational incentive. This incentive may be 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% for incumbents in eligible positions based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification. Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill.

AGENCY / DEPARTMENT : Health Care Agency - VCMC Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Health Technician III is represented by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) and is eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies. There are currently three (3) Regular vacancies with the Health Care Agency.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

OPENING DATE : 8 / 27 / 25

CLOSING DATE : Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive enough qualified applications to meet business needs. It is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible.

Examples Of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following :

Conducts arts and crafts activities, recreational activities and exercise groups;

Interviews clients, charts on client participation;

Assists with program planning, ordering and purchasing of supplies;

Assists with supervision of volunteers and students;

Gathers assessment data, including vital signs, patient location, and patient activities;

Ensures safety in the Milieu by monitoring patient mood, actions, and behavior;

Intervenes to de-escalate patients who are beginning to become agitated; demonstrates competency in Crisis Prevention, and Intervention (CPI);

Provides Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care for patients including showering, assisting with meals, and general hygiene encouragement and teaches various normalization skills;

Promotes a therapeutic environment incorporating group activities;

Participates in outdoor recreational activities;

Provides safety of the unit with frequent rounding of patients and environment;

May provide transport to other facilities as needed; and

Performs other related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE

Any combination of education, training, and experience which would lead to the possession of the required knowledge, skills and abilities. An example of qualifying experience would be :

Six (6) months’ experience working in an Inpatient Psychiatric setting.

College coursework in the area of social science, rehabilitation or related areas may be substituted for experience.

Candidates qualifying with education units must provide college transcripts showing courses taken.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Candidates must have a valid Basic Life Support (BLS / CPR) certificate prior to the first day of employment and maintain it thereafter.

DESIRED

  • Hospital experience working with psychiatric patients.
  • KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, and ABILITIES :

    Knowledge of :

    interviewing methods

    social rehabilitation techniques and skills

    mental illness resources

    methods of working with the mentally ill

    Ability to :

    perform routine recordkeeping duties

    function in a community-based special program

    Recruitment Process

    FINAL FILING DATE : This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5 : 00 p.m. on the closing date.

    To apply online, please refer to our web site at www.venturacounty.gov / jobs () . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

    NOTE TO APPLICANTS : Sufficient information must be provided under the Education / Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however, it may not be substituted in lieu of the application.

    NOTE TO LATERAL TRANSFER CANDIDATES : If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency / entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here () for additional information.

    SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying : All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining qualifications for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration.

    APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying : All applications will be reviewed to determine whether the stated requirements are met. Applicants meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.

    TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION - qualifying :

    A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored / ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

    ORAL EXAMINATION - 100% : A job-related oral examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating examinees' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

    NOTE : The selection process may consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence, using proper grammar and complete sentences to showcase your writing skills. Responses such as "See Resume" or "Refer to Resume" are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.

    If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, a T&E or an Oral Examination will not be conducted. Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

    Applicants successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

    BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION : A thorough pre-employment, post-offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position.

    For further information about this recruitment, please contact Nathan Wood by e-mail at nathan.wood@venturacounty.gov or by telephone at (805) 677-5232.

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY :

    The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

    YOUR BENEFITS AS A COUNTY OF VENTURA EMPLOYEE

    Service Employees International Union (LOCAL 721)

    (SEIU)

    To learn more about Benefits, Retirement, and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), see links below.

    Benefits website () or you may call (805) 654-2570.

    Retirement FAQ's ()

    Memorandum of Agreement

    Union Codes : UPA, UPC, UPE, UPH, UPI, UPJ, UPT, UWS

    01

    Describe your mental health or inpatient health care experience. Please include in your response institution / employer name, hours worked per week, and time period. If you do not have this type of experience, please state, "No experience."

    02

    Do you possess or can you obtain by date of hire and maintain throughout the course of employment a California driver license?

    Yes

    No

    03

    Do you possess or can you obtain by date of hire and maintain throughout the course of employment a CPR certificate?

    Yes

    No

    04

    The work schedules for these positions are day shift (6 : 45 a.m. to 7 : 15 p.m.) and night shift (6 : 45 p.m. to 7 : 15 a.m.) with variable work days. Are you willing and able to work either shift and variable work days as needed?

    Yes

    No

    05

    The work schedule includes working alternating weekends. Are you willing and able to work alternating weekends as needed?

    Yes

    No

    06

    Do you have experience working in an acute inpatient psychiatric facility.

    Yes

    No

    07

    Describe the social rehabilitation techniques you employed to help individuals improve daily functioning and independence in an inpatient psychiatric setting. Provide an example and describe the outcome. If you have this experience, include institution / employer name, hours worked per week, and time period. If you do not have this type of experience, please state, "No experience."

    08

    What methods have you used when working with individuals who are mentally ill and how have these methods supported their treatment or recovery? If you have this experience, include institution / employer name, hours worked per week, and time period. If you do not have this type of experience, please state, "No experience."

    09

    Please describe your experience performing routine recordkeeping duties, such as maintaining files, logs, or reports?

    Required Question

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    Ventura County

    Address

    800 S. Victoria Avenue LOC. #1970 Ventura, California, 93009

    Phone

    (805) 654-5129

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