Universal Health Services

Mental Health Assistant - Unit 1 S/S/M 7a-7p

Posted on: 10 Jan 2021

Atlanta, GA

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Peachford Hospital is searching for an experienced Mental Health Assistant to work full-time weekend shift (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) on our Youth Crisis unit.

What Role Will You Play?

Mental Health Assistants provide direct patient care to children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders as well as chemically dependent patients to ensure their safety and well-being. Patient safety is priority at Peachford Hospital so attention to detail and an ability to skillfully establish therapeutic rapport with our patients will help make you successful in this role.

What Will You Get To Do?

Mental Health Assistants are responsible for completing the following duties and tasks:

* Monitor unit patients and complete rounds as assigned.
* Report all areas of concern regarding patient's mental or physical status to the Charge Nurse.
* Assist in the admission process, including obtaining vital signs, safety search of patients and personal belongings, obtaining urine specimens and orienting new patients to the unit and their program.
* Ensure precaution protocols are followed, and encourage patients to actively participate in all program activities.
* Plan, prepare and lead psychoeducational groups.

What Does Peachford Require for this Role?

A bachelor's degree in a social services related field (psychology, sociology, etc.) is required and previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience is preferred.

Wait! There's More.

Peachford Hospital offers full time employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

* Health, Dental and Vision Plans
* 401k Retirement Plan with company match
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Short Term and Long Term Disability
* Life Insurance
* 23-days of Paid Time Off

What Happens Next?

After you apply online and submit your resume, a member of our recruiting team will review your qualifications and experience. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, someone will give a you call. You may log back on to this website to check the status of your application at any time.

Peachford Hospital: Bringing Life Into Balance.

Peachford Hospital is the Southeast's premiere behavioral health and addictive disease treatment facility and has been providing compassionate care to children, adolescents, adults and seniors since 1973. Located in the beautiful Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta, Peachford offers inpatient acute care, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.

For more information on our hospital, follow us on online:

* https://www.linkedin.com/company/peachford-behavioral-health
* www.peachford.com

Universal Health Services (UHS): Healthcare Delivered with Compassion

At UHS, we're looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values, who share our focus on hard work, enthusiasm, teamwork, loyalty, trust and cooperation. We've embraced these traits and built a team of employees who consistently work to achieve the highest level of service excellence. People are our most valuable resource at UHS as we are committed to providing high quality acute care and behavioral health services to residents of the communities we serve. We are equally committed to offering our employees unlimited opportunity in an environment that encourages professional development.

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked 276 on the Fortune 500, and listed 275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to UHS or UHS facilities on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Further, the terms we, us, our or the company in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.

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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.

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Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in a social services related field (psychology, sociology, etc.) is required and previous inpatient/outpatient hospital experience is preferred.

Universal Health Services

King of Prussia, PA

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. UHS was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, Chairman and CEO, and today has more than 87,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated among the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. This strong capital position has enabled the company to develop and acquire many new facilities over the past few years. 

The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.

The healthcare industry remains a place of rapid change and uncertainty. But with strength, experience and foresight to chart its own course, UHS has every reason to face the future with optimism.

 

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