Mental Health Tech-Day Shift-Full - Time

UHS • Louisville, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Centennial Peaks Hospital is a 104-bed psychiatric facility in Louisville, Colorado, serving the Denver metro area. It provides individualized treatment for adults, including inpatient services, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Intensive Outpatient Programs, and Partial Hospitalization Programs.

The Mental Health Tech (MHT) helps create a safe, therapeutic environment for patients and provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. The role includes observing and recording information relevant to patients’ treatment plans and communicating it to the nursing team. MHTs support patients through crisis intervention, individual and family education groups, activities, and activities of daily living. They also help patients develop coping tools and contribute to a positive patient experience.

This is a day-shift position consisting of three 8-hour shifts per week, scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Two weekend shifts (four monthly) per pay period are required. Shift differentials are available for eligible hours worked in specified evening, night, and weekend shifts; employees must work at least 3.5 hours of a shift to qualify.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationship processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior management, and crisis management with aggressive behaviors is preferred, or ability to learn as applicable.
• CPR training is preferred, or ability to learn.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• One year of experience working with a psychiatric patient population.
• Knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationship processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior management, and crisis management with aggressive behaviors.
• CPR training.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients.
• Observe and record patient information pertinent to treatment plans and report it to the nursing team.
• Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Conduct or support individual and family education groups and activities.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living.
• Support patients in learning coping tools and empower them in their treatment.
• Contribute to a positive experience for patients through service excellence.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• Basic life and supplemental life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Dependent life insurance.
• Flexible spending account.
• Student loan assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
• Accident and critical illness insurance.
• Company-wide discount program.
• Pet insurance.
• On-site cafeteria with discounted hot meals.
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
• Shift differentials for eligible evening, night, and weekend hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED