Mental Health Associate
Universal Health Services
Mental Health Associate
Universal Health Services
Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities
Shape the future of behavioral health care throughout the Forest Park community by joining our extraordinary team at Riveredge Hospital. Bring your compassion, expertise, enthusiasm, and passion for quality to a place that cultivates wellness and inspires hope.
We are currently seeking Mental Health Associates for Riveredge Hospital’s Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). Simply apply to the posting and discuss your interests with the hiring managers if you are selected to come in for an interview.
The Mental Health Associate for the Partial Hospitalization Program functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling to patients ranging in age from children, adolescents and adults depending on which unit is worked. Provides group activities and assists with milieu management. Mental Health Associates work under the direction of the Program Manager for outpatient services.
Experience:
One (1) year of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred.
Bachelor Degree in psychology, social work, or related field.
Additional Requirements:
Successful completion of CPR and CPI that is provided during orientation. May be required to work overtime and flexible hours.
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.
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