Mental Health Tech

Turning Point Care Center, Inc.; Moultrie (GA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rewarding work environment

Growth opportunities within UHS and 3

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Turning Point Care Center, LLC is seeking a full-time Patient Tech on the Mental Health Unit in Moultrie, GA. The role supports an interdisciplinary team, providing direct patient care and helping maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.

The position requires at least 1 year of related experience and a high school diploma or equivalent, with preferred background in behavioral health. Excellent communication and crisis intervention skills are essential.

Qualifications

• One year experience in a patient-related field.
• One year experience with psychiatric, trauma, or substance abuse patients preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required; further training in behavioral health preferred.
• Ability to communicate therapeutically and age appropriately.
• Georgia Driver's License with: No more than 3 moving violations in 3 years; no DUI/DWI in 7 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.
• Complete patient safety rounds timely.
• Maintain accurate and complete data and records.
• Intervene with suicidal gestures or elopements using Crisis Prevention/De-escalation techniques.
• Therapeutically communicate with patients and help develop boundaries and social skills.
• Direct/redirect behaviors with appropriate consequences.
• Report the physical and psychological status of patients to the team.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care experience

Psychiatric/substance abuse experience

Therapeutic communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

Join our team and discover a rewarding, fulfilling career.

Turning Point Care Center, LLC

For more than 40 years, Turning Point Care Center has provided a place of healing and hope to adults who suffer from behavioral health disorders and/or substance abuse. We are committed to providing quality behavioral health care through our inpatient and outpatient gender specific programs in Moultrie, GA. Our serene, rural setting gives patients a secure environment where they can build their foundation for lifelong recovery. We believe in creating healthy communities, which start with healthy individuals, linked through sound relationships to their families, friends, neighbors and peers. Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare.

Visit our website at https://turningpointcare.com to learn more.

Patient Tech – Mental Health Unit

Turning Point Care Center has an opening for a full-time, day shift Patient Care Tech/Mental Health Tech (MHT). MHTs play a vital role in providing excellent care for our patients and are a member of the interdisciplinary team who assists in total client care through implementation of appropriate therapeutic approaches.

• Provide direct patient care within a multidiscipline team approach.
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic environment.
• Completes patient safety rounds timely.
• Maintain accurate and complete data and records.
• Intervenes with suicidal gestures, inappropriate behaviors, elopements, etc., using proper Crisis Prevention/De-escalation techniques.
• Therapeutically communicate with patients. Assists in developing appropriate boundaries and helps to develop social skills.
• Directs/redirects behaviors, demonstrating appropriate behavioral consequences. Responds appropriately to impulsivity issues as they relate to age specific criteria.
• Recognize and communicate the physical and psychological status of the patients under their care.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

This position's hours are 5:30am to 6:00pm with a rotating schedule.

Benefit & Rewards Highlights

• Rewarding work environment
• Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Additional voluntary benefits and discounts. (Even Pet Insurance!!)

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: https://benefits.uhsguest.com. Choose "I am a Guest" to view options designed to enhance and promote our employees' health and wellbeing.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

• One (1) year experience in a patient related field
• One (1) year experience with psychiatric, trauma, or substance abuse patients, preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Further training/education in behavioral health and substance abuse treatment is preferred.
• Ability to communicate therapeutically and age appropriately.
• Current Georgia Driver's License with:
• No more than 3 moving violations in the past 3 years
• Not having multiple violations for driving without insurance
• No more than 2 at fault accidents on record in the past 3 years
• No convictions for DUI or DWI within the past 7 years
• No convictions for serious infractions such as reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, or fleeing a police officer
• No convictions for vehicular homicide manslaughter

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.

Interested in relocating to our community? Learn more about the city of Moultrie and Colquitt County here:

https://moultriechamber.com;

https://colquittcountyga.gov;

https://moultriega.com.

Centrally located in South Georgia, our facility is 30 minutes from I-75, 1.5 hours north of Tallahassee, FL, 3 hours south of Atlanta, GA, and 2.5 hours west of Jacksonville, FL. Our employees reside in Moultrie or surrounding communities including Albany, Tifton, Thomasville, and Valdosta, GA.