Lead Mental Health Technician - Evenings
UHS
Summary
Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provides quality mental health care and education services for adolescents, ages 11–17 who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family and social challenges. The program establishes healthy behaviors and prepares children to transition back home.
Job description
Position Overview
The Lead Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to children and adolescents in a behavioral health setting. The primary responsibility is to ensure patient safety on the units and to ensure that direct care and unit tasks are being performed according to hospital policy. The Lead Mental Health Technician has a patient assignment and assists the patient in treatment, recreation, and other activities of daily living to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the program schedule is being followed
- Assign unit tasks
- Ensure hospital policies are enforced
- Understand and use the least restrictive interventions per facility policy
- Successfully avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible
- Provide direct patient care and assist with activities of daily living
- Assist patients in treatment and recreation activities
Schedule
3:00PM - 11:30PM, every other weekend required. Shift differentials offered.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Bachelor's Degree in psychology or related field preferred
- Minimum 1 year previous psychiatric/behavioral direct care experience in a psychiatric hospital setting as a Mental Health Tech working with children, adolescents and/or adults
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
- Must be able to lift over fifty (50 lbs.) pounds
- Must be able to participate in the physical restraint and seclusion of patients
- Must be able to participate in and complete Handle With Care Training on an annual basis
- Must be able to set and maintain therapeutic distance with clients
- Must be able to maintain therapeutic boundaries during treatment and following discharge
- Must be able to read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans
- Successful completion of CPR Certification and Handle with Care prior to assisting with a restraining procedure and within 7 days of employment
- Physical agility to manage patients; push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds
- May be required to work occasional overtime and flexible hours
Benefits
- Sign On Bonus
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(k) Matching
- Discounted Stock Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Student Loan Refinancing
- Shift Differentials
- Career Development
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.