Mental Health Tech (MHT)

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; West Jordan (UT); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Free meals on shift

Shift differentials for direct care

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Copper Hills Youth Center is a 24/7 secure residential treatment center for male and female adolescents aged 12 through 17. We counsel, teach and mentor students with psychiatric disorders to help them return to families and communities.

Behavioral Health Technicians provide supervision, document behaviors, and intervene in crises while promoting safe, supportive learning environments and positive daily goal attainment for each student.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Excellent verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and in a high-stress environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a positive role model for youth and provide close supervision and document behaviors.
• Ensure students meet defined daily goals including hygiene, unit activities, education and therapy meetings.
• Intervene during student crises using verbal de-escalation and safety techniques.
• Facilitate group interactions and guide students to appropriate behavior and consequences.

Skills

Verbal communication

Team player

High stress tolerance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Responsibilities

Copper Hills Youth Center is a 24/7 secure residential treatment center (behavioral health) for male and female adolescents aged 12 through 17. We counsel, teach and mentor students who have psychiatric disorders. Our goal is to provide treatment that results in positive changes, allowing these youth to return to their families and communities.

Job Description:

Behavioral Health Technicians serve as a positive role model for youth while providing close supervision and documenting behaviors. Must be a team player and recognize the importance of this position to positive student outcomes. Will ensure that students are meeting defined daily goals, including hygiene, unit activities, education &therapy meetings, etc. Will intervene during student crisis as necessary by using verbalde-escalation skills and other personal safety techniques. Facilitation of group interactions and ensuring students are behaving according tostandards.By using positiveverbal skills,educate studentson appropriate behavior and possible consequences, and enact consequences if needed.

The shifts for Behavioral Health Technicians are:

AM:

Sunday - Thursday 7am - 3pm

Tuesday - Saturday 7am - 3pm

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 7am to 3pm

Swing:

Sunday - Thursday 230pm - 1030pm

Tuesday - Saturday230pm - 1030pm

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 230pm to 1030pm

Generous shift differentials are offered for Weekend, Swing and Grave shifts.

Benefits offered to full time staff include:

• Medical, Dental, Visioninsurances at very affordable rates
• Free delicious and healthy meals while on shift
• Generous shift differentials for direct care staff and holiday premium pay
• Basic Life and Supplemental Life insurance
• Short and Long-term Disability insurance
• Dependent Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401k with Company Match and Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (UHS)
• Paid time off
• And more

LOCATION: West Jordan, UT

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum 21 years old

Excellent Verbal Communication Skills

Must be able to work effectively in a team and possible high stress environment

Effective problem solving skills

Ability to effectively manage conflict

Must have excellent attendance record

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.