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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Mental Health Specialist

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeColorado Springs, CO, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Requires organizational, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Requires creativity, high energy, and problem-solving skills.
  • Good verbal and written skills.
  • Ability to rotate shifts and programs as necessary.
  • Ability to work as part of a team approach to patient, resident, and student care.
  • Demonstrates ability to resolve crisis situations and maintain composure under stressful conditions.
  • Must be at least 21 years of age.
  • Requires either an Associate's degree (equivalent of 60 college credits) or a high school diploma or equivalent with one year's experience in the human services field.
  • Successful completion of a background check and drug screen is required for employment.
  • Must be able to speak, read, and write.
  • Requires emotional stability to perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Requires vision and hearing sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Requires standing and walking for prolonged periods; frequently lifts up to 25 pounds; requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, and hand-eye coordination; and requires frequent pushing, pulling of heavy loads, kneeling, grasping, stooping, and bending, as well as repetitive use of hands and light lowering of objects.
  • Must be able to perform all job functions safely.
  • COVID-19 vaccination is required under the stated Colorado public health order, with exemptions available for qualifying religious beliefs or medical reasons.

Responsibilities

  • Assists in the direct care and management of children, adolescents, and adults, as determined by the treatment plan, program structure, and presenting issues or behaviors.
  • Provides continual supervision, safety, crisis management, and therapeutic interventions.
  • Assists with implementing the program structure and the safe delivery of care to promote patient, resident, or student wellness.
  • May be exposed to psychiatric patients who exhibit unpredictable or impulsive behavior, including potential physical aggression.
  • May be exposed to communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, and other hazardous waste.

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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