Mental Health Specialist (MHS)

Responsibilities

Mental Health Specialist (MHS) Opportunity

Fuller Hospital is currently hiring Mental Health Specialists. We have full-time and part-time positions available. Every other weekend is required.

Fuller Hospital  is a 109-bed licensed, private psychiatric facility located in South Attleboro, Massachusetts providing inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services to residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Inpatient units are designed to treat adults with general psychiatric or intellectual disabilities, as well as adolescents with general psychiatric issues. Patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders can be treated on most units. Fuller Hospital also provides a less intensive Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) to patients with psychiatric and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse

As a Mental Health Specialist, you will :

• Ensure a safe, therapeutic and engaging environment
• Assist with patient groups and activities
• Provide routine patient care as required in a psychiatric environment
• Assist with patients activities of daily living
• Document and communicate unusual or erratic changes in patients' behaviors

Benefits for our Mental Health Specialists Include :

What do our current mental health specialists value at Fuller Hospital and UHS?

A safe and supportive environment that puts patient care first and values the behavioral health profession. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a MHS is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. You are never alone, as you are part of a large, nationwide network of peers and nursing leaders that educate the field, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. We are proud of our robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS. We want to help you succeed and grow in your profession and enjoy a sense of belonging and trust that comes through your expanding experience. At UHS, you have a voice.

Who we are :

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.

Qualifications

Job Requirements :

Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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