MENTAL HEALTH TECH (DEGREE REQUIRED)

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Centre Hall (Centre County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New wages

Challenging work

Competitive pay

Generous PTO

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Prescription plans

401(k) match

Student loan help

Tuition support

Career development

Career growth

Job summary

The Meadows Psychiatric Center, part of Universal Health Services, seeks a Mental Health Technician to join a full-time team in Central Pennsylvania near State College. The role supports patients from adolescence to geriatrics, under RN supervision, with shifts 3pm-11:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am and every-other-weekend rotation.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of mental health experience, along with strong communication, de-escalation, and reliability to provide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred and 1 year mental health experience.
• Strong verbal communication and ability to stay calm in dynamic settings.
• Verbal de-escalation skills required.
• Commitment to providing high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Responds to patient crisis events using de-escalation techniques.
• Leads activity groups for patients according to the program schedule.
• Conducts patient observation rounds to ensure safety.
• Supervise patients in daily activities and assist treatment team with therapeutic activities.
• Document patient behaviors, condition, and progress.
• Monitors visitation regarding patient safety.

Skills

Verbal communication

De-escalation

Customer service

Attendance reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Mental Health Technician Opportunity

This opportunity is full-time 8-hour or 12-hour shift options: 3pm-11:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am with rotating every other weekend to work.

1 year experience in mental health with a bachelor's degree preferred.

The Meadows Psychiatric Centeris the leading behavioral health treatment facility in Central Pennsylvania. We are located a short distance outside State College, PA. The Meadows is a 119 inpatient behavioral health hospital and has been providing comprehensive services to children, adolescents, adults and older adults for over 35 years.

Website at www.themeadows.net

The Mental Health Technician functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction and role modeling to patients ranging in ages from adolescent through geriatrics. All MHT’s work under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responds to patient crisis events accordingly using de-escalation techniques.
• Leads activity groups for patients according to the program schedule
• Conducts patient observation rounds throughout the shift to ensure safety
• Supervise patients in daily activities and assist treatment team with patients to provide therapeutic activities
• Document patient behaviors, condition, & progress
• Monitors visitation regarding patient safety.

Benefits Include

• New & Improved wages
• 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 Reimbursement and Assistance
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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 were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

Mental Health Tech Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• one (1) year experience in mental health
• Position also requires excellent verbal communication skills; ability to remain calm in dynamic environment; commitment to providing a high level of care to patients of all ages, excellent customer service skills and a reliable & dependable attendance to work profile.
• Verbal deescalation skills required

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.