PRN - Mental Health Tech- Outpatient

Responsibilities We are Hiring for Mental Health Techs Make a Difference Where It Matters Most At Hickory Trail Hospital, every role helps create a place where people can find safety, support, and a path forward. We’re an 86-bed behavioral health hospital in DeSoto, Texas, proudly serving the Dallas–Fort Worth community since 1988. Through inpatient and outpatient programs, we care for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Our team brings compassion, skill, and teamwork to each person’s care—and we’re looking for people who want their work to make a meaningful impact. What You’ll Do - Mental Health Tech The Outpatient Mental Health Technician (MHT) provides direct patient support, supervision, and assistance with daily program operations within Hickory Trail Hospital's outpatient services. This position is responsible for maintaining a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment for patients participating in outpatient treatment programs, including adolescent and adult populations as assigned. Additional responsibilities include assisting with patient transportation supervision, maintaining program supplies and snack inventory, preparing treatment areas, and supporting the overall organization and daily operations of the outpatient department. Benefit & Rewards Highlights Challenging and rewarding work environment Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com Qualifications Qualifications: Education: High School Degree or equivalent required; Certified Nursing Assistant preferred; Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, recreational therapy or appropriate therapeutic discipline highly desirable. Experience: Two (2) years of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred. Licensure: CNA Certification Preferred. Additional: MHT’s may be required to work weekends, overtime and have flexible hours. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hickory-Trail-Hospital