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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Mental Health Technician

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 12
Full-timeFlowood, MS, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • High school graduate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Provide care to patients in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living and attend to patient behavioral problems, providing crisis intervention as needed.
  • Work closely with clinical staff, including activity therapists, social workers, and nurses, to conduct groups within the patient program.
  • Help ensure that the patient program schedule is conducted as planned by the staff team.
  • Supervise and assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, meals, and laundry, as needed.
  • Actively supervise patients during daily activities and document their behaviors, conditions, and progress according to policy and clinical standards.
  • Ensure programming occurs according to schedule.
  • Take and record vital signs manually and with equipment.
  • Follow therapeutic interventions outlined by the treatment team for each patient and remain aware of each patient's individualized plan of care, including goals and interventions.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in a mental-health-related field.
  • Two years of experience in the mental health field in a psychiatric, inpatient, or outpatient setting.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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