Mental Health Associate (Days)
Louisville, KY 
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Posted 9 days ago
Job Description
Responsibilities

Since 1985 The Brook Hospital has been offering hope to individuals, families, and communities. The Brook offers two outstanding hospitals in Louisville, Kentucky, KMI & Dupont. The Brook is the leader in providing quality mental health and addiction treatment services. Our commitment to care includes developing integrated delivery systems through partnerships with medical surgical hospitals, community mental health centers, educational institutions, managed care organizations, local health professionals and agencies. The Brook Hospital will strive to set the standard for excellence in the field of behavioral health care and will maintain its leadership role by treating each patient as a respected individual of our community.

The hours for this position are 7a-7p with rotating weekends.


Qualifications

Responsibilities Include:

Mental Health Technicians are responsible for completing safety checks on patients, leading a group of patients to activities within the facility, completing vitals, and other tasks associated with safety of the patients. Mental Health Technicians assist the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety.

Qualifications
Education - High School diploma or GED required. Some college preferred.
Years of experience needed - No experience required. Direct patient care experience in a behavioral health setting is preferred.
Certifications - Must maintain current CPR certification.
Computer skills - Ability to: gain training through web-based programs; participate in employee surveys; enroll in company benefits.
Communication - Must possess excellent verbal skills in communicating with patients, coworkers and visitors.
Team work - Must be able to actively participate in a treatment team environment.
Service Excellence - Consistently demonstrates all Service Excellence Standards.


This opportunity offers the following:
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
Competitive Compensation
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
401k plan with company match
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:
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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
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