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Mental Health Technician - PRN 11P-7A Sat and Sun

UHS

#Behavioral Health #PRN #Adolescents #Direct Patient Care #Adults #Mental Health Technician #Hospital Setting #Therapeutic Environment #Psychiatric Treatment

Quick overview

The Mental Health Technician delivers quality direct patient care by providing a structured, safe, and therapeutic environment for patients. Responsibilities include active participation in the treatment team, patient observation, patient escorts, and providing necessary redirection and consistency.

Requirements summary

A High School Diploma or equivalent is required, though a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology is preferred. Candidates must possess at least one year of experience in a mental health setting.

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Job description

Responsibilities

Brentwood Hospital is looking for a dynamic Mental Health Technician to join our team of professionals who are dedicated to providing help and hope to individuals and families for the achievement of improving their mental health.
Help, by providing a safe, nurturing environment while they are with us; hope, by providing options for continued improvement when they leave this environment.
The Mental Health Technician delivers quality direct patient care through a structured safe therapeutic environment.
Responsibilities include: Contributing as an active part of the treatment team, patient observation, patient escorts, providing redirection & consistency.
Brentwood Hospital is a 260-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Brentwood has served Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas for more than 45 years.
We provide quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
We help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health, resulting in improved quality of life.
A dedicated professional team provides individualized treatment, meeting the personal needs of our patients in a safe and nurturing environment.
About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.
Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion.
In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.
Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
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Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required;
Bachelors
Degree in
Psychology preferred
Experience: One year of mental health experience or background required.

Hours

11:00
PM - 7:00 AM, Saturday and Sunday 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. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. 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.