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Mental Health Technician

Universal Health Services, Champaign, IL, United States


Overview

The Pavilion Behavioral Health System includes a 110 bed inpatient hospital, a residential treatment center for youth and a residential addictions treatment program. Outpatient services include partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services, as well as The Pavilion Foundation School, a private day school serving students with learning disabilities and behavior disorders. The Pavilion is located in Champaign, IL, within minutes of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.
Website:

https://pavilionhospital.com/
Responsibilities

The Mental Health Technician is a vital part of The Pavilion’s treatment team. This is a full time or part time position with an opportunity to work on the evening, or overnight shift. Our full time and part time positions require employees to work every other weekend and there is a competitive shift differential for the evening, night, and weekend shifts.
Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment
Provide routine patient care as required in a psychiatric environment
Document and communicate unusual or erratic changes in client behaviors
Assist with patient groups and activities
Work with culturally and generationally diverse populations to meet their individual needs
Provide trauma informed and age-specific care
Maintain therapeutic boundaries and utilize crisis intervention techniques
Benefit Highlights

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
Shift differentials are paid for evening, night and weekend shifts
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 over $11 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of U.S. Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has over 89,000 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.uhsinc.com
Qualifications

Requirements
High School diploma or GED required; CNA preferred; Associates degree or Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
College student who has obtained or are pursuing their degree in behavioral health, psychology, nursing or human services are preferred.

Nursing Students Strongly preferred
One (1) or more year(s) of experience preferred -

Preferable experience includes:
Experience working within an inpatient psychiatric hospital with children, adolescents and/or adults.
Experience with utilizing crisis intervention verbal and physical techniques
Experience conducting group therapy sessions, performing vital signs and documenting nursing progress notes.
EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

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