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Mental Health Specialist II
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UHS is Hiring a Mental Health Specialist II Near PALMER, AK

Responsibilities

Mental Health Specialist (MHS) Opportunity

Self Scheduling Shifts (Day, Evening, & Night)

***$10,000 Sign-on bonus Available***

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 is a key member of the Northstar Behavioral Health Team who is responsible for providing direct care to patients with psychiatric disorders ensuring the safety and well being of patients by supporting the maintenance of therapeutic milieu.

MHS II JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Takes a proactive and productive role in problem solving and program development in unit meeting, and in informal and formal work groups.
  • Helps identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths; provides verbal input into the development of treatment plan goals and interventions.
  • Communicates regularly with the Nurse/Nurse Mgr regarding patient care concerns and carries out corrective actions
  • Communicates with patients and families in a manner which projects empathy, helpfulness and desire to positively impact patient’s treatment.
  • Provides accurate information on shift-to-shift report and remains on the unit while incoming shift is in report.
  • Maintains patient, program, department and related documentations ensuring that documentation is timely, accurate and legible.
  • Understands and implements appropriate action to avoid power struggles with patients; works as an effective team member to establish a milieu which minimizes the occurrence of aggressive behavior.
  • Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.

***$10,000 Sign-on bonus Available***

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 

MHS II: Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, social work, human services or related field preferred; or 4 years of experience in a mental health role; or combination of education and experience totaling a minimum of 4 years. 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

Other

INDUSTRY

Hospital

SALARY

$248k-309k (estimate)

POST DATE

01/25/2023

EXPIRATION DATE

02/27/2023

WEBSITE

uhsinc.com

HEADQUARTERS

SAN CARLOS, TX

SIZE

>50,000

FOUNDED

1979

CEO

DOUG MATNEY

REVENUE

$10B - $50B

INDUSTRY

Hospital

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