Therapy Aide (Bachelors level) - Inpatient - PRN

Universal Health Services

Greenville (TX)

On-site

USD 32,000 - 44,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Generous PTO

Career development

Job summary

Glen Oaks Hospital in Greenville, Texas is seeking a Therapy Aide to provide counseling and social services, helping adults and seniors access therapeutic treatment skills to improve emotional health. The role supports crisis intervention and information/referral services while serving as a back-up Court Liaison in the Therapy Department.

Schedule is as needed, 8am–5pm, weekends. A bachelor’s degree in counseling or related field and CPR certification are required, with 1 year of behavioral

Qualifications

Completion of bachelor’s degree in Counseling or related mental health field.
Minimum of one year of behavioral health hospital experience preferred.
Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training within 30 days of appointment.
CPR Certification required or obtained during new hire orientation.

Responsibilities

Provide counseling and social services to meet patients' biopsychosocial needs.
Assist patients in accessing through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve emotional health.
Deliver crisis intervention and provide information and referrals as needed.
Back-up Court Liaison in Therapy Department.

Skills

Verbal de-escalation

Counseling

CPR certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Counseling or related mental health field

Job description

Responsibilities

Glen Oaks Hospital is a 54-bed private mental health hospital in a relaxed setting in Greenville, Texas. Our comfortable, homelike atmosphere is conducive to healing for the adults and seniors we treat. Our greatest asset is the staff, comprised of psychiatrists, professional nurses, social workers and therapists. These individuals work as a team to uphold Glen Oaks Hospital’s reputation for excellence in helping patients resolve mental health and addiction problems. For over 30 years, Glen Oaks Hospital has been a leader in the field of mental health and chemical dependency care, and our staff is dedicated to researching the latest treatment approaches and applying this to our overall treatment philosophy.

The Therapy Aide performs counseling and social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, teaching, complete specialized clinical services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, and providing information and referrals as needed. My train as back-up Court Liaison in Therapy Department.

Schedule: As needed, 8am to 5pm, weekends and weekends.

Qualifications

Education: Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, in Counseling or a clinical related mental health field.

Experience: Minimum of one (1) year experience in related disciplines with behavioral health hospital experience strongly preferred.

Additional Requirements: Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training within 30 days of appointment and prior to assisting in a restraining procedure. CPR Certification. Certification may be obtained during new hire orientation.

This opportunity provides the following:

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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.

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