Michael Gerard O’Connor
Dundalk
Summary
Dynamic psychiatric technician with extensive experience at California Men’s Colony State Prison, excelling in patient assessment and crisis intervention. Proven ability to design effective care plans and administer medication, ensuring safety and well-being. Skilled in data documentation and behavioral management, fostering a supportive environment for patients' recovery.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Technician Meds/Groups
California Men’s Colony State Prison
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Supervised forensic Inmates MDO and behavioral patients.
- Analyzing Inmate’s safety and needs for activities of daily living.
- Treatment and care of Inmate who are under doctor’s care.
- Evaluated psychiatric/medical crises and potential for safety concerns, administered psychiatric medication, and monitored side effects, also Inmate medication education, and criteria for discharge.
- Chart progress, make rounds and provide active treatment.
- Designed care plans according to Inmate psychiatric needs and ordered treatments through CERNER ( Data system used for patient documentation for the State of California).
- Hospital communication understanding of the Outlook system and Excel training.
Psychiatric Technician Unit 32
Atascadero State Hospital
12.2021 - 06.2022
- Supervised forensic patients MDO and behavioral patients.
- Analyzing patient’s safety and needs for activities of daily living.
- Treatment and care of patient who are under doctor’s care.
- Evaluated psychiatric/medical crises and potential for safety concerns, administered psychiatric medication, and monitored side effects, also patient medication education, and criteria for discharge.
- Chart progress, make rounds and provide active treatment.
- Designed care plans according to patient needs and ordered treatments.
- Designed care plans according to Inmate psychiatric needs and ordered treatments through CERNER ( Data system used for patient documentation for the State of California).
- Hospital communication understanding of the Outlook system and Excel training.
Cashier Assistant, Bakery, Maintenance
Costco Wholesale Warehouse San Bernardino #478
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Work as Cashier Assistant
- Inventory Control
- Worked Bakery
- Warehouse Maintenance Detailing
- Loss Prevention
- Membership Service.
Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach/ On Call Classified Staff
Beaumont Unified School District
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Supervised High school boys assigned to JV team
- Plan practices and game activities.
- Communicate with varsity and athletic director.
- Transport students safely to and from game activities
- Monitor player injuries and follow-up with trainer oversight.
General Service Worker- Customer Service Seasonal
Yucaipa Regional Park
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Supervised court mandated workers assigned to park.
- Customer service general concerns and park troubleshooting.
- Park maintenance and irrigation troubleshooting.
- Security and safety monitoring.
- Control entrance gates and cashiering.
Psychiatric Technician- Substance Abuse Counselor.
Patton State Hospital
03.2004 - 02.2016
- Supervised forensic psychiatric assigned for drug education.
- Implemented and developed substance abuse groups to further education of forensic population.
- Analyzing patient’s lifestyle and encouraging through empowerment of abilities and directing through individual strengths identified in patients today
- Treatment of patient based on history, treatment requirement, criminal concerns, and attitude toward future.
- Evaluated psychiatric crisis’s potential for safety and harm, administered psychiatric medication, and monitored side effects, also patient medication education, and criteria for discharge.
- Planning, and court ordered requirement for caseload.
- As a member of the recovery team, our discharges to court ordered Designed care plans according to Inmate psychiatric needs and ordered treatments through CERNER ( Data system used for patient documentation for the State of California).
- Hospital communication understanding of the Outlook system and Excel training.
- Rehabilitation was part of discharge criteria, as a counsellor was part of a six month training program.
Psychiatric Technician
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center
02.1996 - 05.2007
- Supervised psychiatric locked children, adolescent, adults and senior crisis stabilization units.
- Implemented and developed patient care plans and assessments for psychiatric stabilization.
- Analyzing patient’s lifestyle and encouraging through empowerment of abilities and directing through individual strengths identified in patients today
- Treatment of patient based on history, treatment requirement, criminal/ personal concerns, and attitude toward future.
- Evaluated psychiatric crisis’s potential for safety and harm, administered psychiatric medication, and monitored side effects, also patient medication education, and criteria for discharge.
- Planning discharge care and crisis care for future incidents of psychiatric instability.
Psychiatric Technician
Lanterman Developmental Center
12.1998 - 03.2004
- Company Overview: Facility Closed in 2014
- Supervised Profound developmentally delayed and autistic behavioral patients.
- Analyzing patient’s safety and needs for activities of daily living.
- Treatment and care of patient who were under doctor’s care.
- Evaluated psychiatric/medical crises and potential for safety concerns, administered psychiatric medication, and monitored side effects, also patient medication education, and criteria for discharge.
- Designed care plans according to patient needs and ordered treatments.
- Facility Closed in 2014
Psychiatric Technician/ Mental Health Worker
Charter Hospital of Corona
10.1991 - 05.1997
- Company Overview: Facility closed in 1998
- Staff participation of psychiatric locked children, adolescent, adults and senior crisis stabilization units.
- Implemented and developed patient care plans and assessments for psychiatric stabilization.
- Analyzing patient’s lifestyle and encouraging through empowerment of abilities and directing through individual strengths identified in patients today
- Treatment of patient based on history, treatment requirement, criminal/ personal concerns, and attitude toward future.
- Evaluated psychiatric crisis’s potential for safety and harm, administered psychiatric medication, and monitored side effects, also patient medication education, and criteria for discharge.
- Planning discharge care and crisis care for future incidents of psychiatric instability.
- Facility closed in 1998
Customer Service Plumbing
Roto Rooter Plumbing Company
01.1989 - 10.1991
- Diagnosis and troubleshoot plumbing and drainage emergencies, and repair.
- Crisis interventions and customer service.
- Work a rotating 24 hour service call pattern.
- Record keeping and weekly accounting of work completed.
Cashier Supervisor
Price Savers Wholesale Club
05.1987 - 01.1989
- Supervise a 18 register frontline, merchandise returns, membership department and security team for a whole sale club’
- Train and coordinate new cashiers and team participants.
- Staff interaction and motivation awards and discipline situations.
- Opened four new warehouses, incorporating training procedures.
- Participated remodeling 3 warehouses, and 10 full inventories.
- Supervised new facility setups and participated in multiple warehouse inventory oversights.
- Merchandised and followed blueprints with regards to new warehouse setups.
Cashier/Security/Merchandise Returns/Stocker
Price Club Wholesale Warehouse (now Costco)
10.1982 - 05.1987
- Cashier for a wholesale club, handles large amounts of money and large orders for sale to small businesses.
- Work on security team to decrease shrinkage, including cashier audits, and anti-theft procedures.
- Handle customer issues and merchandise dissatisfactions as well as merchandise returns.
- Staff interaction and motivation awards and discipline situations.
- Opened three new warehouses, incorporating training procedures.
- Participated remodeling 3 warehouses, and 12 full inventories.
- Merchandised and followed blueprints with regards to new warehouse setups.
- Actively stocked and was team leader for nightly stocking of warehouse.
- Worked under high pressure in a wholesale club with sales of $1.2 million in weekly sales.
Darkroom Orderly
San Dimas Community Hospital
10.1980 - 10.1982
- Patient Transport to and from procedures.
- Assist with x-ray procedures.
- Complete paperwork for patients.
- File patient files.
- Operate x-ray darkroom.
Radar Operation
United States Air Force
09.1980 - 03.1981
- Complete basic training.
- Completed training for job assigned.
- Operated radar facility for war games.
- Discharged early due to my father’s illness and family needs, given a Humanitarian Honorable Discharge.
Courtesy Clerk/Warehouse Worker
Gemco Retail Store
01.1978 - 09.1980
- Store clean-up and restocking of merchandise.
- Packed customer merchandise and assisted customers.
- Pushed shopping carts into store and kept parking area free from carts.
- Active part of store remodeling team.
- Worked in warehouse, removing merchandise from trucks and inventorying for accurate delivery.
- Participated store remodeling, and 2 full inventories.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology Minor Psychology
California Baptist University
Riverside, Ca12.2015
Psychiatric Technician Certificate -
Hacienda La Puente Adult School
La Puente, Ca10.1995
Calvary Chapel Bible School
West Covina, Ca02.1986
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Crisis intervention
- Behavioral management
- Care planning
- Data documentation
Playing Experience
- Dundalk Wolves, Ireland, 1971-1976
- Dundalk FC Youth Team, Ireland, 1976-1977
- Glendora High School, California, USA, 1978-1979
- West Covina Aztecs, USA, 1979-1980
- Claremont Adult League, Claremont, CA, 1983-2000
- Adult League Riverside, CA, 2004-2008
- Loma Linda Adult League, CA, 2010-2016
- Yucaipa Adult League, CA, 2013-2016
Officiating
Level 7 Referee, Inland Regional Referee Association, 2010-2020
Coaching Education
- USSF National D Course, 07/01/00
- NSCAA Level 2 Goalkeeping Course, 09/01/15
- NIH Training Certificate - Protection of Human Research Participants, 10/01/15
Certification
- US Youth Soccer National D License, 07/01/00
- NSCAA Level 2 Goalkeeping License, 09/01/15
Coaching Accomplishments
- Team Promotions 1998, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2015.
- Specialized in Early development and Goal Keeping.
- Gold Champions BU11 1999, 2001, 2002.
- Won 27 tournaments, runners-up in 14 tournaments.
- State Cup last 16 three times and round of 8 four times.
- Director of Coaching Education Yucaipa Valley Youth Soccer Association 2017-2019.
- Beaumont High School Boys Head Coach 2018-2020.
Soccer Coaching Experience
Beaumont USD Head JV Boys, 2018-2020, AYSO, 1992-1994, Riverside United, 1994-1995, Arsenal Southern California, 1995-2005, Desert United, 2005-2007, SC Bayern, 2007-2008, Riverside Futbol Club, 2008-2011, San Clemente Surf, 2016-2017, IE Surf, 2017-2018, Yucaipa Valley Youth Soccer Association, 2017-2018, Yucaipa Valley Youth Soccer, 2018-2019
Personal Accomplishments
Published poet. Book ‘Whispers From Home’ 2016
Timeline
Psychiatric Technician Meds/Groups
California Men’s Colony State Prison
06.2022 - 01.2023
Psychiatric Technician Unit 32
Atascadero State Hospital
12.2021 - 06.2022
Cashier Assistant, Bakery, Maintenance
Costco Wholesale Warehouse San Bernardino #478
11.2020 - 10.2021
Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach/ On Call Classified Staff
Beaumont Unified School District
10.2018 - 10.2020
General Service Worker- Customer Service Seasonal
Yucaipa Regional Park
05.2018 - 10.2018
Psychiatric Technician- Substance Abuse Counselor.
Patton State Hospital
03.2004 - 02.2016
Psychiatric Technician
Lanterman Developmental Center
12.1998 - 03.2004
Psychiatric Technician
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center
02.1996 - 05.2007
Psychiatric Technician/ Mental Health Worker
Charter Hospital of Corona
10.1991 - 05.1997
Customer Service Plumbing
Roto Rooter Plumbing Company
01.1989 - 10.1991
Cashier Supervisor
Price Savers Wholesale Club
05.1987 - 01.1989
Cashier/Security/Merchandise Returns/Stocker
Price Club Wholesale Warehouse (now Costco)
10.1982 - 05.1987
Darkroom Orderly
San Dimas Community Hospital
10.1980 - 10.1982
Radar Operation
United States Air Force
09.1980 - 03.1981
Courtesy Clerk/Warehouse Worker
Gemco Retail Store
01.1978 - 09.1980
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology Minor Psychology
California Baptist University
Psychiatric Technician Certificate -
Hacienda La Puente Adult School
Calvary Chapel Bible School
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