Lead Psychiatric Care Specialist - Night Shift - Hiring Urgently

We are on the lookout for a driven Lead Psychiatric Care Specialist - Night Shift to join our growing team at Shift Night in Auburn Hills, MI.
Growing your career as a Full Time Lead Psychiatric Care Specialist - Night Shift is a terrific opportunity to develop relevant skills.
If you are strong in creativity, planning and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Lead Psychiatric Care Specialist - Night Shift at Shift Night today!

Responsibilities

12 Hour Day Shift - 36 hours per week - 7:00 pm - 7:30 am - every other weekend.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Psychistric Care Specialist is responsible for planning and implementing activity services for assigned program, which involves defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the treatment team and provide continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients under the direction of the Milieu Manager. This position functions as an integral part in the training and oversight of the Psychiatric Care Association. 

Havenwyck Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited and licensed psychiatric hospital, overlooking Lake Galloway in Auburn Hills, Michigan. We specialize in providing comprehensive, compassionate behavioral health services to children, adolescents and adults.

It is the ultimate goal of our dedicated staff to build strength, confidence and knowledge within each patient, in hopes that they may continue learning and understanding their needs and practicing self-care for the rest of their lives.

Mission Statement: To provide individualized, quality behavioral health care, in a safe and secure environment where dignity and respect are upheld by our team of dedicated, caring, professional staff, in a cost-effective manner.

Havenwyck Hospital UHS Benefits include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• Competitive Compensation
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Free Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Tuition Assistance

If you would like to learn more about this position before applying, please contact Havenwyck Hospital at Show phone number.

What do our current Mental Health Technicians value at Havenwyck Hospital and UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Mental Health Technician is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times   Supportive and responsive leadership.  You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry.  Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.  There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.  

Universal Health Services (UHS)

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020.  In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies.  Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Havenwyck Hospital is seeking a dynamic and talented Lead Psycniatric Care Specialist to join our team of compassionate, dedicated professionals.

Theis position performs routine patient care duties under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Key responsibilities include:

• Precept new MHT’s and continue to train current MHTs.
• Receive at least 8 hours of continuous education annually offered by the facility
• Encourage other mental health technicians to take active roles in treatment of patients.
• Formulate shift responsibilities with the Charge Nurse and facilitate PCS groups.
• Assists with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.
• Reports patient medical problems to the Registered Nurse.
• Reports alterations in sensory perceptual images, recognizing the differences between illusions, delusions and hallucinations. Monitors safety issues regarding these patients and takes action, when indicated, to prevent patient harm. Communicates these issues to the Registered Nurse.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and encourages independent behavior with appropriate interventions on a daily basis.
• Provides care to patients in a manner that considers safety, patients’ rights, comfort and a therapeutic environment.
• Identifies verbal and non-verbal cues for potential aggressive behaviors and uses the necessary intervention to de-escalate the patient appropriately.
• Represents the facility in a manner that conveys a professional, courteous, caring, and cooperative attitude.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.
• Two (2) years of related experience required.  Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques and understanding of mental illness preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year  of experience training and developing other staff members in psychiatric patient care techniques or at least one (1) year of experience performing similar duties at facility.
• Successful completion of approved Basic Life Support and approved Crisis Prevention Intervention & Behavioral Management training.  Certification may be obtained during new hire orientation.
• Employees must be in good standing (employment/corrective action history, evaluation, etc.) to be considered for internal transfers. EEO Statement

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 its 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: or Show phone number.

Pay Transparency:

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. A posted salary range applies to the current job posting. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.

Benefits of working as a Lead Psychiatric Care Specialist - Night Shift in Auburn Hills, MI:

● Excellent benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Competitive salary