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Psychiatric Mental Health Technician Full Time Days

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Cedar Creek Hospital of Michigan is a beautiful and state of the art 72-bed facility. Cedar Creek provides evidence-based treatment to adolescents and adults struggling with mental health issues.

Cedar Creek Hospital invests in our patients by offering an integrated medicine approach that provides the latest therapies including yoga, mindfulness, aromatherapy, music therapy and nutrition.

As part of our success and innovation in the field we are seeking qualified applicants for a Behavioral/Psychiatric Health Technician position.

Learn more about our hospital at Cedar Creek Hospital.

Description

Behavioral/Psychiatric Health Technicians carry out the daily routines of patient care under the direction of the Lead Tech, Registered Nurse and Shift Supervisor. This includes:

Assisting in the ongoing assessment of the safety and emotional needs of each patient.

Demonstrating awareness of the key elements of the treatment plans for all assigned patients and provides intervention/care accordingly on an individualized basis.

Assisting patients with their personal grooming and personal hygiene, appropriate to the patient’s age, developmental level and needs.

Participating in assigned groups and activities to meet the needs of various patient populations.

Demonstrating the ability to maintain therapeutic and professional rapport with patients.

Participating with other personnel in maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu. Provides verbal de-escalation techniques and physical management, as needed.

Making rounds on patients every 15 minutes or sooner to provide patient safety.

Assisting the RN with patient admissions and discharges. Performs vital signs, belongings searches, and orientation to the unit.

Hours

This position offers full time hours, based on a schedule of 3-12 hour shifts per week, including an every other weekend rotation. 7am to 7:30pm

Benefits

Cedar Creek is happy to offer our staff access to our extensive benefits program including Medical (BCBS), Dental (Delta), Vision (VSP), 401k with a company match, Paid Time Off, Disability options, Life insurance, Pet insurance and much more.

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 uhs.com.

Qualifications

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelors degree in Psychology or Human Services related field preferred but not required
  • CPR certified (Can obtain once hired)
  • Experience working as a psychiatric technician preferred

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Emotional Needs AssessmentTreatment Plan ImplementationPersonal Grooming AssistanceActivity ParticipationTherapeutic RapportMilieu MaintenancePatient Safety RoundsPatient DischargesVital Signs MonitoringUnit Orientation

Psychiatry Career Context

In Michigan, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$214k (54 salary observations; 284 listings), vs ~$176k nationally (4,553 salary observations; 16,276 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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  • Includes weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k with company match
Paid Time Off
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Pet Insurance