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Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:  

100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees   Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)  The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!  Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)  Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! 

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... 

Free financial and legal counseling  Free mental health counseling services  Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs  Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.  Resources for child and elder care  Plus many more! 

Join a growing team!   With the opening of Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC  at UTHealth Houston, we will soon have the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country, serving the region with an 500+ bed facility.  Our dedicated health care employees will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of mental health specialties and cutting-edge research.    With exposure to a variety of specialties such as Acute, Subacute, and Intensive Outpatient, Continuum of Care, Mood Disorders, ECT, Early Onset Treatment , Adult General Psychiatry, Competency Restoration, Child and Adolescent, Juvenile Justice, Geriatric Psychiatry, Treatment Mall and Unit-Based Programming.

This dedicated team will work in an integrated campus to bring world class resources to the community.  Apply today to be a part of this committed team serving the mental health needs of the area.

Position Summary:

The incumbent is responsible for performing patient care activities/task for psychiatric patients as well as maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment under the direction of the licensed staff.

Location:  Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC  at UTHealth Houston

Dept.:        BSC Acuity Management

Status:      PRN

FLSA:       Non-Exempt

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Participates in nursing processes such as executing planned patient care interventions under the direction of a licensed nurse. 2. Assists the nurse with the data collection process during the patient assessment. 3. Contributes to the nursing care plan and assists in setting goals for the patient.  4. Participates in treatment planning and physician rounds. 5. Monitor patients, document observations and report observations to licensed staff. 6. Implement crisis management skills as directed by licensed staff. 7. Provides patient education.  8. Conducts and documents environmental rounds.  9. Helps maintain a therapeutic milieu.   10. Interact with patients in a therapeutic manner. 11. Responsible for performing EKG’s, including blood glucose. 12. Monitors patient’s vital signs.  13. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Certification/Skills:

None.

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma and currently enrolled in a professional nursing program.

 

Minimum Experience:

A junior or senior in a bachelor’s program and
Currently enrolled in a professional nursing program, at an accredited school of nursing, with passing grades at all times.

 

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215