Lead Mental Health Technician
UHS
Summary
Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors. Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility. Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the resident individual treatment plan.
Job description
Position Scope
Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors. Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility. Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the resident individual treatment plan.
Essential Functions
- Implements program to help residents learn acceptable behaviors.
- Supervises residents’ attainment of treatment goals.
- Maintains positive normative culture.
- Utilizes established mechanisms to enhance communication.
- Assist in staffing needs of the facility.
- Adheres to all supervision responsibilities related to monitoring.
- Assist with the supervision and accountability of subordinates.
- Ensures the coordination and completion of all documentation related to resident care.
Qualifications
Must possess demonstrated leadership ability, the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups and individuals, strong oral and written communication skills. Must possess knowledge of therapeutic relationships as relates to adolescents, therapeutic processes, adolescent growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, and crisis management of aggressive behavior.
Education/Experience
Must possess either a baccalaureate degree in social work or psychology and two years of professional experience working with children (one year of which must have been in a residential facility for children) OR a high school diploma or a General Education Development Certificate (G.E.D.) and a minimum of five years working with children with at least two years in a residential facility for children; or a combination of education and experience working with children as approved by the department.
Licensure/Certification
Handle with Care, CPR and First Aid
Requirements
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Effective communication with diverse groups
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of therapeutic relationships with adolescents
- Knowledge of adolescent growth and development
- Knowledge of limit setting and behavior management
- Knowledge of crisis management of aggressive behavior
- Baccalaureate degree in social work or psychology with 2 years professional experience working with children (1 year in residential facility) OR high school diploma/GED with 5 years working with children (2 years in residential facility)
- Handle with Care, CPR and First Aid certifications
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Prescription Drug Plan
- 401(k) With Company Match
- Discounted Stock Plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing
- Tuition Savings
- Pet Insurance
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.