Mental Health Tech- Evenings
AUSTIN, Texas
You'll provide direct patient care on evening shifts (3p-11p) under the charge nurse, including crisis intervention and help with daily living.
- Shift and hours
- Evenings, 3p-11p Mental Health Technicians Evenings (3p-11p)
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health units providing care to varied populations including male adults as well as dually diagnosed adultsmale adults and dually diagnosed adults
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- CPR certification Licensure/Certification : CPR Certification.
- Also asks
- High school diploma or equivalent Education : High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of prior psychiatric experience Experience : One year prior psychiatric experience preferred.
- Also asks
- Human behavior background: therapeutic relationships, growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management Human behavior preferred including therapeutic relationships & processes, age specific growth & development, limit setting, crisis & behavior management.
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, dental, vision and prescription drug planExcellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
- Benefits401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- BenefitsGenerous paid time offGenerous Paid Time Off
- BenefitsCareer development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiariesCareer development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- crisis intervention Responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and assistance with activities of daily living.
- Day to day
- assisting with activities of daily living
- Floating
- reassigned to other units The Mental Health Technician must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male adults as well as dually diagnosed adults.
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
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Responsibilities
About Austin Oaks Hospital
Austin Oaks Hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric services for adolescents and for adults. Located in South Austin, Texas on a beautiful thirteen-acre oak lined campus. We strive to provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth. We are proud to be your community partner in mental health.
The cornerstone of our treatment rests on exceptional mental health services and clinical excellence. Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.
More than anything else, our treatment relies on exceptional mental health services and dependable clinical staff.
Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.
Website: www.austinoakshospital.com
Position summary
Mental Health Technicians Evenings (3p-11p), to provide direct patient care under the supervision of the charge nurse. Responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and assistance with activities of daily living. The Mental Health Technician must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male adults as well as dually diagnosed adults.
Benefit Highlights
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
About Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U. S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com .
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Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Experience
One year prior psychiatric experience preferred.
Licensure/
Certification
CPR Certification. Human behavior preferred including therapeutic relationships & processes, age specific growth & development, limit setting, crisis & behavior management.
EEO Statement
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What's around it?
Austin, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,729/mo
- Household income
- $93,658/yr, all local households, not nurse pay