Mental Health Technician - Night Shift

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision

401(K) with company match

Job summary

Cypress Creek Hospital in north Houston, TX, is seeking Night Shift Mental Health Technicians to join the treatment team. Working under the RN, you will monitor safety, record vital signs, and support patients toward their treatment goals in an acute psychiatric setting.

You’ll collaborate with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and staff to maintain a therapeutic environment, perform routine duties, and participate in discharge preparation. Training is provided to qualified hires.

Qualifications

• High School or GED diploma; psychology/related degree preferred.
• Two years related mental health experience or equivalent education.
• Training provided for caring, compassionate hires.

Responsibilities

• Identify patient problems and contribute to treatment plan goals.
• Observe and document patient appearance, behavior, and progress.
• Communicate with clinical team and families; ensure safety.
• Maintain patient environment; 1:1 monitoring and logs.
• Assist with daily living activities and discharge preparation.
• Attend mandatory staff meetings and work as a team.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Documentation accuracy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Cypress Creek Hospital is a free-standing 128-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in north Houston, TX, and minutes south of The Woodlands. Cypress Creek Hospital features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Cypress Creek Hospital. We are comprised of a tenured dedicated team of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers, Mental Health Technicians and Support Staff where delivering compassionate care is our mission.

To learn more about Cypress Creek Hospital visit our website at: www.cypresscreekhospital.com

We currently have opportunities for Night Shift Mental Health Technicians - Full Time

Working under the direction of a RN, the Mental Health Technician functions as an active part of the treatment team and provides continuous care ensuring the safety of our patients. Daily responsibilities include (not limited to): accurately administer and record vital signs; observe, assess, and document patient’s appearance, behavior, or ability to work towards treatment plan goals; effectively and professionally communicate with clinical team, staff, patients, and customers.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths; provides verbal input into the development of treatment plan goals and interventions.
• Communicate regularly with the Charge Nurse regarding patient care concerns and carries out corrective actions.
• Ensure that interventions are based on familiarity with patient history, assessment, and treatment plans.
• Observe patients for changes that require immediate intervention and take appropriate action; continually assess behaviors that indicate changes in the patient behavior; adheres to guidelines for patients on special status i.e., suicide, sexual, assaultive behaviors, or AWOL precautions.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living such as room cleaning, grooming, etc. and assists with preparation for discharge.
• Maintain professional boundaries in relationships with patients.
• Assist patients in following community rules and guidelines and in forming positive peer relationships.
• Communicates with patients and families in a manner which projects empathy, helpfulness, and desire to positively impact patient’s treatment.
• Provide accurate information on shift-to-shift report and remains on the unit while incoming shift is in report.
• Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentations ensuring that documentation is timely, accurate and legible.
• Ensure patient location log, 1:1, and status-based check sheets are completed on a continuous basis.
• Understand and implements appropriate action to avoid power struggles with patients; work as an effective team member to establish a milieu which minimizes the occurrence of aggressive behavior.
• Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
• Attends mandatory staff meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Tuition Assistance
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com.

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

High School or GED diploma, bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field preferred.

Two (2) years related experience in a mental health role or a combination of education and experience totaling a minimum of two (2) years.

We will provide training for caring, compassionate, and interested hires.

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.

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