Mental Health Technician jobs in South Carolina

Looking for a rewarding career in behavioral health? We want to hear from you!

Palmetto Lowcountry is now seeking to fill Full-time Mental Health Technician (MHT) positions. **Sign On Bonus Available**

Position Summary

The Mental Health Technician (MHT), under the direction of a Registered Nurse, is an active member of the patient treatment team and will provide care to patients whose ages range from adolescent through geriatrics. The MHT implements the therapeutic interventions developed by the treatment team for each patient and maintains awareness of patient's individualized plan of care (including goals and interventions).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provides direct care and supervision to patients on assigned unit.
• Monitors and intervenes to maintain appropriate patient boundaries.
• Conduct patient safety checks.

Available Schedules

Full-time Day and Night*

*Full-time MHTs will be scheduled 7 shifts in a two-week period with alternating weekend days, rotating holidays, and are part of an emergency team.

Day: 7:00am to 7:30pm

Night: 7:00pm to 7:30am

Benefits for full time employees include:

• Tuition Assistance
• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300 locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
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Education

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

Minimum of one year of healthcare or behavioral health related experience and/or training preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Age-Specific Competencies

Child, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric

Licensure/Certification

CPR/CPI Certification Required - provided upon hire.

About Our Organization

Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is located on the beautiful Ashley River near Charleston, SC. Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health lends a helping hand to people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. At Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health we are looking for exceptional people who share our mission of providing superior quality healthcare services and our culture of Service Excellence: treat everyone as a guest, demonstrate professionalism and excellence, practice teamwork.

Please visit us online at www.palmettobehavioralhealth.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 subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career 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 feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.