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North Star Behavioral Health is Hiring a Mental Health Specialist III Near Anchorage, AK

Responsibilities:
Mental Health Specialist III (MHS) Opportunity
Night Shift (11:00pm-7:30am) at Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital
North Star Behavioral Health is one of Alaska’s premier mental health facilities offering hope and healing for children, teens and adults who struggle with psychiatric or substance abuse issues. We also offer military-specific care to first responders, service members, veterans and dependents at the Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital. We provide an environment that puts patient care first through excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families we treat, at their most vulnerable times. When you work at North Star Behavioral Health, you are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peers and leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. With us, you have the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career through robust continuing education opportunities and career advancement with UHS.
The Mental Health Specialist III is a key member of the Northstar Behavioral Health Team who is responsible for providing direct care to patients with psychiatric disorder, ensuring the well-being of the patients. The MHS III is also responsible for providing leadership and direction to MHS II staff based upon experience and special training in the various areas of mental health service delivery (i.e. group therapy, milieu management, diagnostic based training, grief and loss, etc.) Because the purpose of the MHS III is to provide leadership and training in the provision of care, there are a limited number of positions available and the position is awarded based on special application.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Coordinates staff assignments and role models appropriate communication with Nurse/Nurse Manager/Clinical Director as needed.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of FTE/staffing ratio and safety requirements; acts proactively to ensure adequate coverage of units while minimizing unnecessary overtime; reviews staff schedule and ensures that call-ins and OT authorization are completed in a timely manner.
  • Gives appropriate and timely feedback to less experienced staff regarding patient care duties, documentation, milieu management, etc.
  • Ensures unit orientation training to new MHS staff assigned to the floor is completed upon assignment to unit in allotted time span and provides ongoing formal training to less experienced staff.
  • Provides immediate supervision and directions to MHS staff as assigned by Clinical Director.
  • Completes and provides input for 30-, 90-day, and annual performance evaluations of MHS II staff.
  • Consistently demonstrates appropriate and effective delegation, clearly communicating expectations and timetables, routinely proactively evaluating satisfactory completion of tasks.
  • Ensures documentation reflects treatment plan goals and provides timely, useful information for treatment plan revision; monitors MHS staff’s documentation; ensures patient location log and status-based check sheets are complete and accurate.
  • Communicates regularly and discusses issues with other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding patient care concerns while ensuring interventions are based on familiarity with patient history, assessments, and treatment plan.
  • Attends change of shift reports if possible, or provides accurate information to the Nurse/Nurse Manager before report.
  • Ensures policy is followed during any physical interactions with patients while teaching/role modeling de-escalation techniques and instilling the goal of minimizing all potential escalating interactions and power struggles.
  • Displays and monitors unit activities to ensure good boundaries in maintaining professional relationships with patients.


***$5,000 Sign-on bonus available***

Qualifications:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the mental health field
OR a Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field with 4 years of experience in the mental health field
OR a Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field
OR a current State of Alaska LPN license with 8 years of experience in the mental health field
OR a High School Diploma/ GED with 6 years of work related experience in the mental health field
Must be at least 21 years old.

BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Challenging & Rewarding Work Environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with Company Match & Discounted Stock Plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Career Development Opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
  • Tuition Assistance
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 $12.6 billion in 2021. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 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.uhs.com

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.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

INDUSTRY

Ambulatory Healthcare Services

SALARY

$83k-102k (estimate)

POST DATE

04/20/2023

EXPIRATION DATE

05/10/2024

WEBSITE

northstarbehavioral.com

HEADQUARTERS

ANCHORAGE, AK

SIZE

200 - 500

FOUNDED

1996

CEO

MANUEL RODRIGUEZ

REVENUE

$10M - $50M

INDUSTRY

Ambulatory Healthcare Services

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North Star Behavioral Health is a behavioral health facility that offers programs in and around the Anchorage, Alaska area for children, teens and adults who suffer from psychiatric or substance abuse issues. We also offer military-specific care to first responders, service members, veterans and dependents at the Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital. Our goal is to help patients gain the most out of the difficult time that brought them to us. North Star Behavioral Hospital, Palmer Residential Treatment Center, DeBarr Residential Treatment Center & The Cascade Trail at Alpine Academy, Chris Kyle Patrio...ts Hospital & Arctic Recovery Program More
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