MENTAL HEALTH TECH

Mental Health Technician

Palm Shores 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 dedicated professionals at Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center provide quality mental health treatment for children. The program establishes healthy behaviors and prepares children to transition back home.

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) performs direct patient care duties in a residential behavioral health setting. The Mental Health Technician is responsible for supervising the patient in treatment, recreation, educational settings, and other activities of daily living to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status. MHT's have the primary responsibility for ensuring the patient's safety in the facility. MHT's are responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions per facility policy and successfully avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible.

Benefits include a sign on bonus, competitive compensation, generous paid time off, excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan, SoFi student loan refinancing program, and career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.

Qualifications: High school diploma or GED required. Preferred: Bachelor degree in psychology, sociology, social work, human services or like field. Experience: Preferred six months in residential psychiatry or other childcare facility/agency experience in comparable position. Must be able to pass a Level 2 background screening to work in healthcare (AHCA) and pre-employment drug test. Must be able to set and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintain therapeutic boundaries during treatment and following discharge. Must be able to read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans. Diversity and inclusion in regards to patients, families and co-workers. May be required to work occasional overtime and flexible hours. Successful completion of CPR certification and successful completion of Handle with Care prior to assisting with a restraining procedure and within 7 days of employment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Physical agility to manage patients. Push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds. Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping.

EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.