MENTAL HEALTH TECH - FULL TIME

Mental Health Technician

The Horsham Clinic is seeking compassionate, flexible, and dedicated Mental Health Technicians (MHT's). If you are eager to make a meaningful impact in patient care, we would love to hear from you! The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care under the supervision of a Nurse Manager and Registered Charge Nurse. Primary responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and activities of daily living. MHT's will conduct regular safety checks on patients, assist in facilitating patient groups, assist nurses in the admission and discharge process, and support patient groups or one-on-one. Successful candidates must demonstrate leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment, flexibility for reassignment to various units/populations including children, adolescents, adults, older adults and dually diagnosed patients, and must know and comply with all confidentiality laws and regulation, e.g., HIPPA. MHT's should also demonstrate respect and understanding of patients, as well as be able to effectively engage with all levels of stakeholders, including our CEO and CNO, various departments, patients and their families.

Contributions to Team Success include ensuring patient and environmental safety by conducting unit safety checks and patient rounds observations. Closely monitor patients on special observation status; report and record behavioral changes. Provide Registered Nurse with patient information to assist them in daily evaluation and planning of patient care. Assist patients with ADL's, assist with meals and escorting patients as needed Perform patient vitals throughout the day and record data Perform search for contraband items; sort and organize patient belongings Ensure patients and environmental safety per monitoring processes, e.g., Unit Safety and Patient Rounds. Under the direction of the licensed professional, assist in provision of care as indicated in the interdisciplinary treatment/recovery plan.

What's In It For You includes daily opportunities to make a direct impact on the daily living of our patients, free employee meals, employee appreciation events each month, nominations for Service Excellence Awards with monetary bonus, yearly employee appreciation gifts, Employee Assistance Program (free consultations, resources and referrals for you, your family and anyone in your life), competitive compensation & generous Paid Time Off, excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans, 401K with company match and discounted stock plan (401K pre-tax and post-tax contribution options), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Programs, and career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!

Qualifications include a Bachelor's or Associate's Degree preferred; High School Diploma or recognized GED required. Minimum of 2 years of experience in addiction or inpatient psychiatric health setting required Knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, and CPR training preferred Knowledge in patient safety preferred Proficiency in computer-based skills Effective written and verbal communication skills Strong teamwork skills Excellent organization and time management skills Strategic and empathetic decision-making skills.