MENTAL HEALHT TECH - PRN

UHS•Bradenton, FL

24d

About The Position

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center provides mental health care and education to adolescents ages 11–17 experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family, and social challenges. Its programs promote healthy behaviors and prepare children to transition back home. The Mental Health Technician (MHT) provides direct patient care in a residential behavioral health setting. The role supervises patients during treatment, recreation, educational activities, and activities of daily living, observing changes in social behavior and clinical status. MHTs have primary responsibility for patient safety and are expected to use the least restrictive interventions consistent with facility policy, avoiding seclusion and restraint whenever possible. This PRN position requires availability for the second shift, 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., including weekends. A shift differential is offered for work between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The posting notes the possibility of full-time work and career advancement within UHS.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Pass a Level 2 background screening, including U.S. federal, state, and city checks and fingerprint submission, before starting employment.
Complete pre-employment drug screening.
Be able to establish and maintain therapeutic distance and boundaries with clients during treatment and following discharge.
Be able to read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.
Be able to communicate verbally and in writing.
Successfully complete CPR certification and Handle with Care training within seven days of employment and before assisting with a restraining procedure.
Have the physical agility to manage patients, including pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, and stoop intermittently.
May be required to work occasional overtime and flexible hours.
Be available for the second shift, 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., including weekends.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work, human services, or a related field; the posting notes this may increase wages.
Six months of experience in residential psychiatry or comparable experience at a childcare facility or agency.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in a residential behavioral health setting.
Supervise patients during treatment, recreation, educational settings, and activities of daily living.
Assess and observe changes in patients’ social behaviors and clinical status.
Ensure patient safety in the facility.
Understand and use the least restrictive interventions in accordance with facility policy, avoiding seclusion and restraint whenever possible.