General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Work Schedule 12hr days, day/night rotating shifts including weekends and holidays Posted Date 06/09/2026 Salary Range: $43.87 - 43.87 Hourly Employment Type 6 - Staff: Per Diem Duration Indefinite Job # 31116

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

At UCLA Health, our commitment to patient care shines brightest during life’s most challenging moments. Our clinicians embody hope and healing, delivering compassionate, expert care with empathy and assurance. If you're passionate about advancing nursing excellence, we invite you to join our team.

As a Licensed Psychiatric Technician, you will work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide high-quality care to psychiatric patients. Your role includes implementing and evaluating care plans, performing assigned tasks, and collaborating with the nursing and multidisciplinary team to support patient well-being.

*Floating to other psychiatric units may be required dependent upon staffing needs

Salary: $43.87/Hourly

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated professional with:

• At least 6 months experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent required
• California Psychiatric Technician Licensure required
• BLS required
• Demonstrated ability to provide individual and group activities to psychiatric patients on an acute psychiatric inpatient 
• Knowledge of psychological functioning and deviations from normal
• Knowledge of growth and development throughout the life span
• Knowledge of techniques of therapeutic communication
• Knowledge of Drug administration
• Knowledge of management of assaultive behavior
• Knowledge of Evacuation, fire and disaster procedures
• Knowledge of HIPAA

  This opening has the potential to convert to Career.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.