Lead Mental Health Technician

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work env.

Generous PTO

Medical, dental, vision, prescription

401(k) with company match

Student loan refinancing program

Nursing education tuition savings

Career development opportunities

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center in Portsmouth, VA provides intensive residential treatment for youth ages 7 to 17 with various psychiatric diagnoses. The facility is accredited and licensed, offering comprehensive programs and specialized services for depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and self-injurious behavior.

Responsibilities include implementing programs, guiding residents toward treatment goals, maintaining a positive culture, and ensuring accurate

Qualifications

• Must possess leadership ability and strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of therapeutic relationships with adolescents and crisis management.
• Ability to perform essential functions with reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Implements program to help residents learn acceptable behaviors.
• Supervises residents’ attainment of treatment goals.
• Maintains positive normative culture.
• Utilizes established mechanisms to enhance communication.
• Assist in staffing needs of the facility.
• Adheres to supervision responsibilities related to monitoring.
• Assist with supervision and accountability of subordinates.
• Ensures the coordination and completion of all documentation related to resident care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Crisis management

Education

Bachelors in social work or psychology

Experience with children in residential setting

HS diploma + 5 years experience with children

Job description

Responsibilities

Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center offers hope and healing for youth ages 7 to 17 at the time of admission with several psychiatric diagnoses and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Portsmouth, VA, Harbor Point provides intensive, residential treatment to youth in a comfortable setting that is conducive to healing. Our facility specializes in treating children and adolescents with depression, bipolar, ADHD, and other mental health issues. We also have specific treatment programs for those with intellectual disabilities or those with self-injurious behavior. Harbor Point and its programs are fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Educational Facilities. We are licensed by The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Virginia Department of Education. We are a TRICARE®-approved and certified facility.

Website: https://harborpointbhc.com/

Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors. Ensures environment remains safe and normative culture remains positive throughout facility. Contributes to formulation, implementation and revision of the resident individual treatment plan.

Essential Functions

• Implements program to help residents learn acceptable behaviors.
• Supervises residents’ attainment of treatment goals.
• Maintains positive normative culture.
• Utilizes established mechanisms to enhance communication.
• Assist in staffing needs of the facility.
• Adheres to all supervision responsibilities related to monitoring.
• Assist with the supervision and accountability of subordinates.
• Ensures the coordination and completion of all documentation related to resident care.

Full-Time 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
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Pet Insurance
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

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, annualrevenuesduring2025were$17.4billion.In 2026,UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, waslisted in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquarteredin King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately101,500employeesand continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physiciannetworkand various related serviceslocatedin 40U.S.states, Washington, D.C., PuertoRicoand the United Kingdom.Foradditionalinformationvisit www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

Must possess demonstrated leadership ability, the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups and individuals, strong oral and written communication skills. Must possess knowledge of therapeutic relationships as relates to adolescents, therapeutic processes, adolescent growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, and crisis management of aggressive behavior. An individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Must possess either a baccalaureate degree in social work or psychology and two years of professional experience working with children (one year of which must have been in a residential facility for children) OR a high school diploma or a General Education Development Certificate (G.E.D.) and a minimum of five years working with children with at least two years in a residential facility for children; or a combination of education and experience working with children as approved by the department.

Licensure/Certification

Handle with Care, CPR and First Aid

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.