Lead Mental Health Technician - Evenings

Responsibilities

Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provides quality mental health care and education services for adolescents, ages 11–17 who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family and social challenges. The dedicated professionals at Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provide quality mental health treatment for children.

The program establishes healthy behaviors and prepares children to transition back home. Website: https://suncoastbhc.com/ The Hospital is looking for a Lead Mental Health Technician: 3P – 11:30P. The Lead Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to children and adolescents in a behavioral health setting.

The Lead Mental Health Technician’s primary responsibility is to ensure patient safety on the units. The Lead Mental Health Technician is responsible for ensuring that direct care and unit tasks are being performed according to hospital policy. The Lead Mental Health Technician has a patient assignment and assists the patient in treatment, recreation, and other activities of daily living to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status.

Functions include but are not limited to: ensuring the program schedule is being followed, assignment of unit tasks, ensuring hospital policies are enforced. The Lead Mental Health Technician are responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions per facility policy and successfully avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible.

BENEFITS

Sign On Bonus $1200.00, new hires only. Starting at $19.53 per hour. To promote pay equity salary offers are based on factors such as education and experience. Schedule: 3:00PM - 11:30PM, every other weekend required. Shift Differentials offered. Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans: Available at day 31.

401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Tuition Reimbursement So. Fi Student Loan Refinancing Program Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Benefits About Universal Health Services 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 during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 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 in 40 U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com .

Qualifications

High school graduate or equivalent. Bachelor’s Degree in psychology or related field preferred. Minimum 1 year previous psychiatric/behavioral direct care experience in a psychiatric hospital setting as a Mental Health Tech working with children, adolescents and/or adults. Demonstrates the ability to communicate verbally and in writing.

Extensive walking, standing, sitting, must be able to lift over fifty (50 lbs.) pounds. Must be to participate in the physical restraint and seclusion of patients. Must be able to participate in and complete Handle With Care Training on an annual basis. Additional Requirements: Must be able to set and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintain therapeutic boundaries during treatment and following discharge.

Must be able to read, understand, and follow: policies, procedures, and written treatment plans. Diversity and inclusion in regards to patients, families and co-workers. May be required to work occasional overtime and flexible hours. Successful completion of CPR Certification and successful completion of Handle with Care prior to assisting with a restraining procedure and within 7 days of employment.

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Physical agility to manage patients. Push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds. Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping. 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.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement.

We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters. Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness Website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provides quality mental health care and education services for adolescents, ages 11–17 who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family and social challenges.

The dedicated professionals at Suncoast Behavioral Health Center provide quality mental health treatment for children. The program establishes healthy behaviors and prepares children to transition back home. Website: https://suncoastbhc.com/ The Hospital is looking for a Lead Mental Health Technician: 3P – 11:30P. The Lead Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to children and adolescents in a behavioral health setting.

The Lead Mental Health Technician’s primary responsibility is to ensure patient safety on the units. The Lead Mental Health Technician is responsible for ensuring that direct care and unit tasks are being performed according to hospital policy. The Lead Mental Health Technician has a patient assignment and assists the patient in treatment, recreation, and other activities of daily living to assess changes in their social behaviors and clinical status.

Functions include but are not limited to: ensuring the program schedule is being followed, assignment of unit tasks, ensuring hospital policies are enforced. The Lead Mental Health Technician are responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions per facility policy and successfully avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible.

BENEFITS

Sign On Bonus $1200.00, new hires only. Starting at $19.53 per hour. To promote pay equity salary offers are based on factors such as education and experience. Schedule: 3:00PM - 11:30PM, every other weekend required. Shift Differentials offered. Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans: Available at day 31.

401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Tuition Reimbursement So. Fi Student Loan Refinancing Program Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Benefits About Universal Health Services 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 during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 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 in 40 U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com . Job Requirements: High school graduate or equivalent. Bachelor’s Degree in psychology or related field preferred. Minimum 1 year previous psychiatric/behavioral direct care experience in a psychiatric hospital setting as a Mental Health Tech working with children, adolescents and/or adults.

Demonstrates the ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Extensive walking, standing, sitting, must be able to lift over fifty (50 lbs.) pounds. Must be to participate in the physical restraint and seclusion of patients. Must be able to participate in and complete Handle With Care Training on an annual basis. Additional Requirements: Must be able to set and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintain therapeutic boundaries during treatment and following discharge.

Must be able to read, understand, and follow: policies, procedures, and written treatment plans. Diversity and inclusion in regards to patients, families and co-workers. May be required to work occasional overtime and flexible hours. Successful completion of CPR Certification and successful completion of Handle with Care prior to assisting with a restraining procedure and within 7 days of employment.

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Physical agility to manage patients. Push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds. Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping. 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.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement.

We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters. Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness Website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com