Mental Health Tech-Evening Shift--Part-Time
About The Position
Centennial Peaks Hospital is a 104-bed behavioral health facility in Louisville, Colorado, providing psychiatric services to the Denver-metro area. The Mental Health Tech (MHT) creates a safe environment for patients, observes and records information relevant to their treatment plans, and reports that information to the nursing team. The role supports patients by providing hope, empowerment, and coping tools. The MHT provides a safe, therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention, individual and family education groups, and assistance with activities of daily living. This position provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse and is committed to delivering positive guest interactions through Service Excellence. This is a part-time evening-shift position, scheduled from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Employees are required to work two weekend shifts (four monthly) per pay period, with alternating weekends. Shift differentials are available, subject to working at least 3.5 hours of a shift: $2/hour for weekend day shifts, $3.25/hour for Monday–Thursday evening shifts, $5/hour for Friday–Sunday evening shifts and Monday–Thursday night shifts, and $7/hour for Friday–Sunday night shifts.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Work two weekend shifts (four monthly) per pay period, with alternating weekends.
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 and behavior management, and crisis management with aggressive behaviors.
- CPR training or ability to learn.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Observe and record patient information pertinent to treatment plans and report it to the nursing team.
- Provide a safe and therapeutic milieu.
- Provide crisis intervention.
- Conduct individual and family education groups and activities.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Deliver positive interactions with patients through a commitment to Service Excellence.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
- 401(k) with company match.
- 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 shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
