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Mental Health Technician

Universal Health Services, Inc.
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 3/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025
Responsibilities

Cedar Hills has opportunities for Mental Health Technicians to join our team of great people!

We are looking for people who will be dedicated to serving our patients with a high quality of care. Come join a facility that believes in Hope, Health, and Healing!

Open Shift: 3 - 12 hour shifts 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. or 7:00 to 7:30 p.m.

How you will make an impact:

The Mental Health Technician:

  • observes, escorts, and monitors patients
  • reports observations to the Registered Nurse
  • provides basic nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse
  • assists patients with activities of daily living; assists in the maintenance of a safe, secure, and clean environment
  • engages patients in positive role models recovery oriented behaviors

Who We Are:

Cedar Hills Hospital is a 98-bed behavioral health hospital and Outpatient Services program in Portland, Oregon dedicated to healing patients' minds and bodies. We are part of Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 large healthcare organization with over 400 acute care and behavioral health locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

At Cedar Hills Hospital, our team of board-certified psychiatrists, internal medicine and family physicians, licensed therapists, and dedicated nursing staff provide individualized, continuum of care treatment in a stigma-free environment for adults aged 18 and over.

We recruit for a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage people from a variety of academic, ethnic, cultural, gender, and neurological backgrounds to apply.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive pay & benefit package including:
  • Medical/dental/vision (multiple plan types available to suit coverage/cost preferences)
  • 401k with 3% employer match
  • Above-market Paid Time Off
  • Shift differentials and on-call pay incentives
  • Employee stock options
  • Career development, leadership training, and promotion opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance up to $52,500
  • Free counseling services through our EAP for employees and family members

New hires are typically brought into the organization between the minimum to midpoint of the salary range posted depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.


Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience: Knowledge of behavior management strategies required to provide care for persons with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders, knowledge of approved techniques to assist patients with ambulation and self care preferred. Must be able to read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.

This is not a remote position - you must be located in the Portland area.

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.comor 1-800-852-3449.

 

Salary : $52,500

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