Responsibilities

Cedar Hills Hospital is a 98-bed behavioral health hospital and outpatient services provider in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to healing our patients’ minds and bodies through a combination of high-quality clinical services and holistic healing practices.

Our hospital mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance abuse treatment to those in need.

Cedar Hills Hospital currently has an openings for Full Time, Part Time, and PRN Mental Health Technicians (Starting at $19.00/hr DOE). Responsibilities include: 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; and engages patients in and role models positive, recovery oriented behaviors.

What we Offer:

• Student Loan Repayment
  • $437 / Month for Qualified Employees
  • Up to $52,500 in student loan repayment funds or tuition reimbursement.

• 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 (over 200 hours first year with seniority increases)
• Employee stock options
• Full-spectrum ancillary benefits including short-term/long-term disability, personal accident, AD&D, critical illness, supplemental life, FSA/DCA/HSA accounts, discounts with local partners, and more

• Career development, leadership training, and promotional opportunities both within Cedar Hills Hospital and throughout the entire UHS network

• Free counseling services through our EAP for employees and family members.

Who we are:

Cedar Hills Hospital is 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. We are proud to have been chosen as one of Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” for 10 years in a row. We balance the financial stability and high resource availability offered by UHS with our own cooperative, caring work environment where each team member is respected for the unique, essential contributions he/she/they bring to our hospital and to the specific needs of the Portland community.

At Cedar Hills, 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.

About Portland, Oregon

Portland residents can access snowy mountains, ocean beaches, temperate rainforests, or desert vistas within a short 1.5-hour drive. The city overflows with cultural offerings at a cost of living that is lower than many major metropolitan areas and is regularly recognized as one of the most flourishing cities on the West Coast. Cedar Hills Hospital is located on Portland’s SW side in a green, single-family home neighborhood free of heavy traffic and next to some of the state’s best schools. Our location’s proximity to downtown and to west side suburbs suits both urbanites seeking a busy city lifestyle as well as nature-loving folks interested in our nature trails and world-famous gardens. Please inquire about relocation assistance.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Knowledge of behavior management strategies required to provide care for persons with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders, preferred.

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.

Maintain a valid driver’s license preferred.

Certified Nursing Assistant or other relevant credentials preferred.

Must successfully complete Handle with Care before being assigned patient care and recertify at the required intervals

Must successfully complete CPR and Service Excellence within 90 days of employment and recertify at the required intervals

May be asked to work occasional overtime and flexible hours.

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 are 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. Additionally, 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 our Compliance Hotline at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-­­ 800-852-3449.

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