The Mental Health Tech provides direct care to patients with psychiatric disorders to ensure their safety and well-being. Responsibilities include assisting with disturbed patients and supporting the transfer and discharge process.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a High School Diploma or equivalent and at least two years of experience in a psychiatric setting. A Bachelor's degree is preferred, and effective oral and written communication skills are required.
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Job description
Responsibilities
University Behavioral Center, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), a 112-bed psychiatric hospital, has provided quality of care to children and adolescents in central Florida since 1989.
The facility, located on a beautiful campus in Orlando, neighbors the University of Central Florida.
The Mental Health Tech provides direct care to patients with psychiatric disorders to ensure the safety and well being of the patients.
This is a Per-Diem position (8 hour shift).
Essential Job Duties Assist other staff members with actively disturbed and violent patients, requesting back-up personnel when needed Assist in the transfer and discharge of patients by assisting the patient in dressing and collecting personal possessions, valuables and carrying out the established discharge and transfer procedures Required to attend all mandatory monthly meetings Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications
High School Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree preferred Two years experience working in a psychiatric setting CPR (May be acquired after hire) Effective Oral and Written Communication Skills One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.
Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion.
In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.
Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.
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