Psychiatric Technician II
Houston, Texas
- Eligibility
- RNEducation/Staff DevelopmentEmergency/TraumaMedical/Surgical
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Psych
Still listed, seen 2 days ago · Posted Dec 5, 2024 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
More role details
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most TX ER postings
- Also stated
- $19/hr
TX ER postings that state pay run $26/hr to $48/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $46/hr, across 39 postings.
About this role
The Psychiatric Technician II (Psych Tech II) supports care activities for patients with mental or behavioral health problems under the supervision of a registered nurse. The Psych Tech II works closely with the charge nurse and staff nurses to assure patient care and safety needs are met. The Psych Tech II is proficient in medical and behavioral health terminology technical, communication, organizational, and computer skills. The Psych Tech II demonstrates and role models personal and professional effectiveness. Minimum Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Additional training appropriate to the specialty area required. Licensure/
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Certification
Accredited Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression (SAMA) certification required, Psychiatric Technician I certification required and maintained as appropriate. Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program. Other certificates as required by unit/service. Work
Experience
Two (2) years related clinical experience required in behavioral health setting. Equipment Operated: Area-specific Skills/Knowledge: EKG and/or Phlebotomy competency validation required, as applicable to specialty area within 6 months of hire. Special Requirements Communication
Skills
Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact) 1 Other
Skills
Analytical, Medical Terms, PC Work
Schedule
Weekends, Holidays, Flexible Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement. It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability.
Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process. Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services.
Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U. S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Sourced from Harris Health’s careers page.
“Other certificates as required by unit/service. Work Experience: Two (2) years related clinical experience required in behavioral health setting. Equipment Operated: Area-specific Skills/Knowledge: EKG and/or Phlebotomy…” · from this posting
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent required. Additional training appropriate to the specialty area required.
- Licensure/
- Accredited Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression (SAMA) certification required, Psychiatric Technician I certification required and maintained as appropriate. Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program.
- Other certificates as required by unit/service.
- Work
- Two (2) years related clinical experience required in behavioral health setting.
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- Equipment Operated: Area-specific
- Skills/Knowledge: EKG and/or Phlebotomy competency validation required, as applicable to specialty area within 6 months of hire.
- Special Requirements
- Communication
- Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact) 1
- Other
- Analytical, Medical Terms, PC
Benefits
- Income protection (illness, death, disability)
- Retirement savings
Place
- City
- Houston, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,361/mo
- Local household income
- $64,813/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% below the national average
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 595
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Houston area index 98.6, where 100 is the national average.
No state income tax. Cost of living about 1% below the national average. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,326 monthly, and you'd be near world-class care at the Texas Medical Center. But research neighborhood flood drainage before you sign—summers here deliver brutal Gulf heat compounded by humidity, and tropical-storm flooding is a constant reality.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Harris Health is a healthcare employer located in Houston, Texas, operating under nursing service standards referenced as HCHD Nursing Service. The organization employs nurses at structured clinical levels, including the Nurse Clinician II (NCII) role, which represents a competent generalist…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?