Mental Health Tech-Day Shift

Responsibilities

The Mental Health Tech (MHT) creates a safe environment for patients, observes and records patient information pertinent to the treatment plan, and reports this information to the nursing team. MHT saves lives when necessary, provides hope, empowers patients, and teaches new tools for coping. Primary responsibilities include providing a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention, individual/family education groups, and activities of daily living.

This role provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. Employees are committed to making every interaction positive through dedication to Service Excellence. We are looking for dynamic individuals who will embrace the opportunity to positively impact the lives of patients.

Day Shift: 8‑hour shifts from 7am to 3:30pm.

2 weekend shifts (4 monthly) per pay period required.

Shift differentials:
Weekend Day (Sat‑Sun) $2/hr, Evening (Mon‑Thurs) $3.25/hr, Weekend Evening (Fri‑Sun) $5.00/hr, Night (Mon‑Thurs) $5.00/hr, Weekend Night (Fri‑Sun) $7.00/hr must work three and a half hours into a shift to qualify.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stockplan
• Basic life and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Student Loan Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Accident and Critical illness Insurance
• Company‑wide Discount Program
• Pet Insurance
• On‑site cafeteria
• Hot meals for purchase at discounted prices
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: UHS Benefits Service Center

• High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One‑year experience working with a psychiatric patient population preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationship processes, age‑specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, and CPR training preferred or ability to learn.

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.