RSVP to Peace Hospital's Hiring Event for Mental Health Techs, RNs, and LPNs
About The Position
UofL Health – Peace Hospital is a private, not-for-profit behavioral health hospital founded in 1951. It has 363 licensed beds, 261 of which are operating, and provides behavioral health and substance use care for children, adolescents, and adults. Its services include specialized treatment for young people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, integrated care for co-occurring disorders, and partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. The Mental Health Tech (MHT) supports psychiatric patients in crisis under RN supervision. The MHT helps provide and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and supports patient care through specimen collection, assistance with activities of daily living, behavioral management, crisis intervention, and implementation of treatment in accordance with physician orders, RN directives, policies, procedures, and standards of care. The MHT works with patients and their families and provides clinical support under RN direction. The LPN provides patient care using the nursing process and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and ancillary staff to deliver effective, safe, quality care and promote patients’ recovery and functional improvement. The hospital-based Registered Nurse delivers nursing care to patients of varying age groups using the nursing process and nursing practice standards. The RN demonstrates competency in caring for complex patients and participates with the care team to improve clinical care quality. The posting also invites candidates to RSVP for a by-invitation-only Peace Hospital hiring event on Thursday, December 10, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, at the Lourdes Conference Room in Louisville, Kentucky. Candidates can connect with Peace Hospital leaders and recruiters and are asked to dress professionally and bring a resume. A recruiter will review each RSVP application and follow up with an official invitation and further details.
Requirements
- LPNs and RNs must be licensed or eligible for licensure in Kentucky.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Provider accredited by the American Heart Association is required for all roles.
- RNs must have an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- LPNs must have a practical degree from an accredited college.
- Mental Health Techs must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- For RNs: bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- For Mental Health Techs: college coursework in social and health sciences.
- For all roles: one year of inpatient or emergency psychiatry or related experience.
- For Mental Health Techs: completion of a recognized Clinical Assistant, Medical Assistant, or EMT training program.
- For Mental Health Techs: nursing students who have completed Fundamentals of Nursing School.
Responsibilities
- For Mental Health Techs: monitor and maintain a therapeutic environment.
- For Mental Health Techs: participate in identifying, managing, and stabilizing crisis situations.
- For Mental Health Techs: transport patients and remain with them during tests; accompany patients and wait with them for discharge transportation when appropriate.
- For Mental Health Techs: assist with physical examinations, safety and contraband searches, patient transfers and discharges, and implementation and documentation of seclusion and restraint use.
- For Mental Health Techs: perform and document vital signs, oxygen saturation monitoring, phlebotomy, and point-of-care testing as needed.
- For Mental Health Techs: assist nursing team members and other disciplines; perform delegated basic nursing skills and activities of daily living, monitor patient condition, and provide nutritional support as appropriate.
- For Mental Health Techs: complete functional unit assignments, including patient admission and discharge procedures and unit environmental organization.
- For Mental Health Techs: cross-train and provide staffing support to alternate psychiatric units as needed.
- For Mental Health Techs: perform clerical duties and demonstrate emergency and patient-safety procedures, including proper use of safety devices and equipment.
- For Mental Health Techs: participate in department initiatives, training, continuing education, performance improvement, quality improvement, and patient safety activities; support regulatory compliance and follow company policies, conduct standards, and HIPAA requirements.
- For Mental Health Techs: perform other duties as assigned.
- For LPNs: provide patient care using the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and ancillary staff to deliver safe, effective, quality care and promote recovery and functional improvement.
- For RNs: deliver nursing care to patients of varying age groups using the nursing process and nursing practice standards; demonstrate competency caring for complex patients and participate in improving clinical care quality.
- For all roles: provide compassionate care and work collaboratively to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment; calmness in challenging situations, respectful boundaries, teamwork, and de-escalation are emphasized.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits options.
- Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Free undergraduate tuition to the University of Louisville for employees and eligible dependents after one full year of employment.
- Tuition reimbursement after six months of employment.
- ADN/ASN RNs can complete UofL School of Nursing’s online RN-to-BSN program with no out-of-pocket expenses.
- No-out-of-pocket options for more than 30 professional nursing certifications.
- Individualized career pathways for nurses interested in high-acuity specialty units, leadership, and advanced practice roles.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
