Behavioral Health Tech FT Behavioral

Universal Health Services; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services is seeking a Mental Health Technician - Tier I to provide direct care, monitoring, and advocacy for behavioral health clients in a hospital setting. You will support professional staff with a wide range of duties and ensure a safe, therapeutic environment.

Qualifications include effective communication, compassion, and willingness to cross-train to other areas, plus CPI certification and BLS compliance as required.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
• Compassionate and understanding demeanor.
• Willingness to be cross-trained to other areas.
• Commitment to compliance with policies and the Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Direct care, monitoring, assistance, and advocacy for behavioral health clients.
• Support to professional staff by performing a wide variety of duties.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassion

Cross-training

Education

High School diploma/GED

CPI certification within 90 days

BLS certification

Job description

Responsibilities

The Mental Health Technician - Tier I provides direct care, monitoring, assistance, and advocacy for behavioral health clients and support to professional staff by performing a wide variety of duties. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively, utilizing both written and verbal skills
• Compassionate and understanding
• Willingness to be cross‑trained to other areas
• Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS's Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer

Education / Licensure

• High School diploma, GED or Higher Education required
• Must obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) certification within 90 days of starting unit orientation (training provided)
• Current BLS upon hire or acquire within 30 days of employment and current thereafter

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.