Mental Health Technician- Full-Time

Universal Health Services; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work

Competitive Compensation & Generous PT

Tuition Reimbursement and Loan Forgive

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and

401(K) with company match and stock

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Career development opportunities with

Job summary

Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, is seeking a Mental Health Technician for a full-time evening shift (3-11pm). The hospital is part of Universal Health Services, a major provider of behavioral health services on a large campus.

MHTs support direct patient care across ages, facilitate groups, and assist with daily living activities under the treatment team, with on-site parking and easy transit access.

Qualifications

• MHT responsibilities include direct care and management of patients with medical and behavioral issues.
• Assist with unit programming by facilitating groups and ensuring patient engagement in active treatment.
• Support daily living activities within the patient’s functional level.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and conduct groups to support unit programming and active treatment.
• Assist with daily leisure activities and activities of daily living per patient capacity.
• Monitor and support patients across age ranges under the direction of the treatment team.

Skills

Mental Health Tech

Direct patient care

Education

Bachelor's degree in a human services field

High School Diploma or GED + 2 years experience

Job description

Responsibilities

Friends Hospital

Philadelphia, PA
Mental Health Tech

Full-time, 3-11pm

Friends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.

Mental Health Technicians (MHT) at Friends Hospital assist in direct care and management of patients across all age ranges with medical and behavioral issues as directed by treatment team. MHT's assist with unit programming by facilitating and conducting groups and ensuring patients are engaged in active treatment at all times. Assist with daily leisure activities, and all activities associated with daily living within the functional ability of patients and with consideration for the patients level of growth and development.

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement and Loan Forgiveness Program
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• 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 $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 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.

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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited program in an area of human services, which includes, but may not be limited to the following:psychology, sociology, political science, counseling, criminal justice, pastoral counseling, elementary/special education, or family therapy.

OR

High School Diploma or GED equivalent plus 2 years of experience in human service field.

EEO Statement

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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