Mental Health Associate

Mental Health Associate

Pembroke Hospital is a 120-bed private psychiatric facility located south of Boston. As part of Universal Health Services (UHS), we offer a wide range of employee benefits and educational opportunities to both reward and grow our dedicated employees. If the opportunity to make a difference in other’s lives drives you, we want to talk with you! If you can actively listen to the life challenges of people struggling with mental illness, our patients need you. Pembroke Hospital is eager to welcome talented and dedicated individuals to our team of psychiatric professionals providing Optimum Patient Care through a wide range of inpatient and partial hospitalization programs and services.

Full-time and part-time positions available

Every other weekend and every other holiday is required. Positions are available on the Day, Evening, and Night shifts and differentials are paid for hours on evenings, nights, weekends and major holidays.

As a Mental Health Associate, you will:

• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment
• Provide routine patient care as required in a psychiatric environment
• Document and communicate unusual or erratic changes in client behaviors
• Assist with patient groups and activities
• With proper training, you will work with culturally and generationally diverse populations to meet their individual needs.
• You will be trained on psychiatric group processes, age-specific care, trauma informed care, therapeutic boundaries, crisis intervention techniques, and CPR.

Benefits for a Mental Health Associate include:

• Competitive Compensation - starting at $20/hour for bachelors level, full time candidates and $19/hour for full time candidates with a high school diploma or equivalent
• Student loan repayment (up to $200 a month!) Up to $5000.00 annually!
• Tuition Reimbursement ($5k per calendar year)
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• FSA and HSA options with your Medical Plans!
• Employee Assistance Program.
• STD and LTD at no cost.
• Life Insurance and ability to purchase additional insurance at great rates!
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock purchase plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s Degree is preferred
• College student who have obtained or are pursuing their degree in behavioral health, psychology, or human services are preferred
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Impeccable Judgment & professionalism
• Ability to maintain composure in a crisis situation

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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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $19.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday)?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person