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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Mental Health Technician - MH/BH

Mental & Behavioral HealthPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeNorfolk, VA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate’s degree in psychology, human services, early childhood education, social sciences, or a related field; alternatively, at least six months of experience working directly with children in a therapeutic setting, or QMHP-C certification with no experience.
  • Ability to remain calm and de-escalate situations with patients.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain strong interpersonal relationships and confidentiality.
  • Working knowledge of behavior management and broad knowledge of common mental health diagnoses, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and suicide.
  • Ability to stand, squat, kneel, sit, and lie on the floor for extended periods; lift 50 pounds; and read, write clearly, speak, and listen.
  • Must be at least 21 years old.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret patient/resident treatment plans and develop appropriate strategies to help patients/residents learn acceptable behaviors.
  • Develop and facilitate group sessions to implement skill-acquisition and behavior-reduction plans aligned with individual treatment-plan goals.
  • Observe, collect, and accurately record patient/resident behaviors; write detailed progress notes; and communicate with the multidisciplinary treatment team to identify, implement, and attain prescribed treatment goals.
  • Assist with behavior management and crisis intervention by creating learning opportunities that support a positive normative culture and using appropriate techniques to redirect patient/resident behavior.
  • Use established mechanisms, including shift reports, team logs, and staff meetings, to enhance communication among staff.
  • Conduct continuous, ongoing rounding to assess and monitor patients/residents according to doctors’ orders and monitor the milieu to proactively prevent or respond to potential crisis situations.
  • Provide consistent service by treating patients/residents, families, and coworkers respectfully, communicating and responding appropriately, and maintaining appropriate boundaries.
  • Serve as a role model and help patients/residents learn socially effective values, attitudes, and behaviors while maintaining a safe environment and positive normative culture.
  • Contribute to the formulation, implementation, and revision of patient/resident individual treatment plans through regular communication with the multidisciplinary treatment team.
  • Promote patients’/residents’ cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development to help them achieve treatment goals.

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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