- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
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Mental Health Technician - Houston, TX, United States - UHS
Description
ResponsibilitiesCypress 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:
We currently have opportunities for full-time Mental Health Technicians.
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:
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 $14.3 billion in 2023. 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 96,700 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.
Qualifications
Mental Health Technician (MHT) Job Requirements:
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.
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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
Mental Health Technician professionals in Houston
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Dandre Burroughs
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