The Mental Health Tech creates a safe environment for patients and provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, individual/family education groups, and activities of daily living.
Requirements summary
A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with a bachelor's degree preferred. One year of experience working with a psychiatric patient population is preferred, along with knowledge of psychiatric processes and crisis management.
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Job description
Responsibilities
Centennial Peaks Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to the Denver-metro area for more than 30 years.
Located in beautiful Louisville, CO, our 104-bed facility provides a peaceful setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness including chemical dependency.
Centennial Peaks offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities.
Our dynamic leadership team includes a seasoned nursing department.
Our hospital is fortunate to provide Electroconvulsive Therapy, Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs in addition to inpatient services. centennialpeaks.com The Mental Health Tech (MHT), creates a safe environment for patients, observe and record patient information pertinent to the treatment plan and reporting this information to the nursing team, saves lives when necessary, provides hope, empowers patients, and teaches new tools for coping to patients.
Primary responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention, individual/family education groups and activities of daily living.
This role provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Employees of Centennial Peaks Hospital are committed to making every interaction with our guests a positive experience through our dedication to Service Excellence.
We are looking for dynamic individuals who will embrace the opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve!
Shift Hours: Full-Time, 4-5 shifts per/week, 8-hour shifts from 11:30p-7:30a 2 weekend shifts (4 monthly) per pay period REQUIRED.
For overnights this is Fri, Sat, and/or Sun $4,000 Retention agreement for one year commitment!
This position is eligible for our generous shift differentials: Weekend Day (Sat-Sun) $2/hr, Evening (Mon-Thurs) $3.25/hr, Weekend Evening (Fri-Sun) $5.00/hr, Night (Mon-Thurs) $5.00/hr, Weekend Night (Fri-Sun) $7.00/hr. *must work three and a half hours (3.5 hours) into a shift to qualify for shift differential.
Benefit Highlights Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Basic life and Supplemental Life Insurance Short- and Long-Term Disability Dependent Life Insurance Flexible Spending Account Student Loan Assistance Tuition Assistance SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program Accident and Critical illness Insurance Company-wide Discount Program Pet Insurance On-site cafeteria Hot meals for purchase at discounted prices Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
Benefits
Flexible Spending Account
Pet Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Career Development Opportunities
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Student Loan Assistance
Dependent Life Insurance
Short- And Long-Term Disability
Challenging And Rewarding Work Environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision And Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) With Company Match And Discounted Stock Plan
Company-Wide Discount Program
On-Site Cafeteria
Hot Meals For Purchase At Discounted Prices
Accident And Critical Illness Insurance
Basic Life And Supplemental Life Insurance
More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: UHS Benefits Service Center (ehr.com) If you need assistance or would like to reach someone in the Human Resources department at Centennial Peaks please email: centennialpeakshumanresources@uhsinc.com.
For full consideration, please apply directly to our website: https://jobs.uhsinc.com/centennial-peaks-hospital. Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
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Qualifications
Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred. One-year experience working with a psychiatric patient population preferred. Knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, and CPR training preferred or ability to learn. EEO Statement 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. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
