Mental Health Technician - PRN Days/Nights

Responsibilities

Kingwood Pines Hospital is a 116 bed facility located in the beautiful residential Kingwood community. We are located about 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services. We serve children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health. The hospital also has services in intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services.

Website: www.kingwoodpines.com

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Position Summary

The Mental Health Technician functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction and role modeling to patients ranging in ages from preschool through geriatrics. All MHT’s work under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Promotes a safe environment: Conducts and documents patient rounds as scheduled; completes environmental rounds as scheduled.
Takes vital signs as ordered.
Responds calmly and effectively to emergency situations, de-escalates patients, and follows hospital policies and procedures related to seclusion, restraint, psychiatric emergencies, and medical emergencies.
Assist with milieu management: Identifies potential problems with patients or the milieu (i.e., vital sign abnormalities, changes in patient’s physical condition, suspicious patient behavior, escalating patient behavior, contraband, safety hazards, etc.).
Ensures the unit schedules are followed and groups are conducted as posted/required.
Conducts and documents searches as ordered; recognizes and reports environmental hazards; performs patient inventory form per policy

Benefit Highlights

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
Competitive Compensation

About Universal Health Services

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 $13.4 billion in 2022. 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 94,000 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. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

High School Degree or equivalent required
One (1) year of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred
CPR and HWC Crisis Intervention training must be completed prior to beginning work
MUST be available to attend the full hospital and departmental orientations: Week 1: M-F 8 AM - 5 PM / Week 2: M & Tu 9 AM - 5 PM and work a minimum of 3 shifts per pay period.

EEO Statement

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