PRN Mental Health Associate(Bessemer Location

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to residents with psychiatric disorders, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Utilize a therapeutic approach to all tasks, including assistance with daily activities, facilitation of groups, and other duties as assigned by Group Leader, Assistant Group Leader, or Shift Supervisor.

Ensure resident safety on the unit using therapeutic techniques and crisis intervention.

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in psychology, social work, education, criminal justice, or related mental health field preferred, but not required.

Must be 19 years or older, have a successful drug screen, and pass a background check (criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check).

Strong documentation skills, ability to organize, monitor residents, safely perform physical management techniques and crisis intervention.

Experience in a residential mental/behavioral health setting strongly preferred.

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.