Health Technician III - IPU

Job Description:

Health Technician III - IPU

Description

Description

POSITION
Under direction, assist with mental health programs in the Ventura County Medical Center 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 - Ventura County Medical Center 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 four (4) Regular vacancies and one (1) Intermittent vacancy with the Health Care Agency.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: 3/25/2025
CLOSING DATE: 4/9/2025

Examples Of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts arts and crafts activities, recreational activities, and exercise groups;
• 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 CPI, Crisis Prevention, and Intervention;
• Interviews clients and charts on client participation;
• Provides transportation to clients;
• Assists with program planning, ordering, and purchasing of supplies;
• Teaches various normalization skills and assists with supervision of volunteers and students; 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
Two (2) years of experience at a level comparable to that of a Health Technician II in mental health or inpatient health care.

Substitution: Two (2) years of college course work in the area of social science, rehabilitation, or a related area may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a valid California driver license
• Possession of a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate
• Must be willing and able to work day shift, night shift, and alternating weekends

DESIRED

• Hospital experience working with psychiatric patients.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, and ABILITIES:
Knowledge of interviewing methods; social rehabilitation techniques and skills; mental illness resources; and methods of working with the mentally ill.

Ability to: perform routine recordkeeping duties and function in a community-based special program.

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE : Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday April 9th, 2025.

T o apply online, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/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.

WRITTEN EXAM - 100%: A job-related written exam will be administered to test applicants' knowledge of patient behavior, medical information, effective patient relations, effective work relations, record keeping, and file processing. Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement 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.

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.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Brett Ramirez by email at Brett.Ramirez@ventura.org or by telephone at (805) 654-2277.

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

Closing Date/Time: 4/9/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$43,680.00 - $54,241.26 Annually