Mental Health Tech

Responsibilities

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 MHT is responsible for supervising patients in treatment, recreation, educational settings, and other activities of daily living to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status. MHTs have the primary responsibility for ensuring patients’ safety in the facility, understanding and using the least restrictive interventions per facility policy, and successfully avoiding seclusion and restraint whenever possible.

• Sign On Bonus $1200.00
• Starting at $17.50 per hour. To promote pay equity salary offers are based on factors such as education and experience.
• Schedule:
  
  7:00 am – 3:30 pm, 40 hours a week with rotating weekends off.
• Shift Differential offered 3 pm – 7 am.
• Mandatory overtime may be required based on facility needs.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans – available at day 31
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:
  Benefits

• HSD/GED REQUIRED.
• Preferred: Bachelor Degree in psychology, sociology, social work, human services or related field (increase in wages)
• Experience: Preferred six-months experience in residential psychiatry or other childcare facility/agency experience in comparable position
• Background: Must be able to pass a Level 2 Background Screening to work in Healthcare (AHCA) and Pre-employment Drug Test.
• Additional Requirements:

• 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.

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.

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. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.