Mental Health Associate; MHA TU

Responsibilities

Summit Oaks Hospital is a 126‑bed, private acute care hospital and chemical dependency treatment center located in a picturesque suburban setting. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, it has been providing quality health care to adult, child, and adolescent residents of northeastern USA since 1902 and has been repeatedly recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s best behavioral health hospitals.

Our Mental Health Associate (MHA) position presents an ideal opportunity for an energetic, motivated individual with prior experience working with patients with behavioral health or addictions diagnoses. The MHA functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, role modeling, and monitoring for patients ranging in age from preschool through geriatrics, depending on the nursing unit assigned.

Nursing units include a 28‑bed adult psychiatric unit, a 28‑bed adult dual diagnosis unit, a 22‑bed child and adolescent unit, a 24‑bed detox unit, and a 20‑bed rehab unit. Additional duties include taking vital signs, conducting educational groups, and responding to codes.

This is a full‑time, day‑shift position three days a week from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm with rotating weekends.

• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
• Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• 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

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During that year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune and listed in the Forbes ranking of America’s largest public companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and related services located all over the U.S., Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

• B.S. in a health‑related field with one year of psychiatric experience, preferably in an inpatient setting; or two years of experience in a psychiatric setting with evidence of continuing education related to mental health preferred.
• Psychiatric inpatient experience for adults, adolescents, and dual populations preferred.
• Must maintain CPR and First Aid, Verbal De‑escalation and Handle with Care certifications which will be provided by the Hospital.

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.

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If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Matthew Selitto, Regional Recruiter at