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Newark, Delaware

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN - FT Days

Behavioral Health TechIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Full-time Mental Health Technician (MHT) position available: Five 8-hour shifts, including every other weekend and holiday, from 7AM to 3:30 PM, floating units.

(A 2 WEEK ORIENTATION IS MANDATORY 8:30A- 5P)

Rockford Center is a 138-bed mental health facility located in Newark, DE, providing easy access to a full complement of inpatient and partial behavioral health programs for children and adolescents, adults, and older adults. Rockford is the only child inpatient behavioral health facility in DE, offers an experienced and tenured senior management team, and serves New Castle County and northern Maryland.

Website: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services | Rockford Center | Newark, DE

Position Summary

In this rewarding role, you will provide direct patient care to geriatrics, adults, adolescents and children with psychiatric disorders to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor unit patients and complete rounds as assigned
  • Participate in treatment planning
  • Assist in the admission process
  • Orient new patients to the unit and their program
  • Plan and prepare for group therapy sessions
  • Maintain patient, program, department and related documentation

Benefits

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • 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

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Tuition Assistance

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or similar previous experience with adults in a behavioral health setting. Strong communication skills, excellent customer service and organization skills, highly effective listening skills, and strong clinical skills.

Two (2) years of related experience, with knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness, preferred.

CPR certification and Completion of Handle with Care training during orientation process.

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Group Therapy PlanningClinical DocumentationPsychiatric Care Techniques

Psychiatry Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $57k (middle half $46k–$71k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingDelaware index 99.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% no call · 32% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Psychiatry pay trend+17.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

4.8/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Prescription drug plan
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Tuition assistance

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$327k
Typical market rent
$2,037/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.