Mental Health Tech

Acadia Healthcare • Indianapolis, IN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Tech provides personal care services to patients at the facility under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership. The role supports patient well-being and safety by providing a positive, supportive, and structured environment, observing patients, communicating significant observations to nursing staff, and helping patients work toward treatment goals. The position requires a positive, empathetic, and professional approach to patients and customers, including acknowledging and working to resolve unmet needs or complaints.

This is a part-time position working every other Saturday and Sunday. The posting lists first-shift hours as 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., second-shift hours as 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., and third-shift hours as 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.; it states that current hiring is for first and second shift. The posting also describes an EarnIn Next Day Pay Benefit and a BHA Career Ladder with potential for the base rate to increase from $16 per hour to $20 per hour in 18 months.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 21 years of age.
• CPR certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
• De-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• Six months or more of experience working with the specific population served by the facility.
• First aid, which may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
• Support patients’ well-being and maintain a positive, supportive, and structured environment.
• Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision at 15-minute intervals, as specified in special precautions, or according to individualized supervision guidelines.
• Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in patients’ medical records.
• Help maintain a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff.
• Interact routinely with patients, observe their behaviors, and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
• Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, which may include toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration, and changing bed linens.
• Obtain and document patients’ vital signs, height, and weight when assigned.
• Facilitate patient educational and rehabilitative groups on topics such as social skills, coping skills, anger management, and independent living skills.
• Engage patients in activities and interactions that encourage progress toward treatment goals.
• Complete and maintain required documentation.
• Assist with follow-up and paperwork related to incidents and events at the facility.
• Provide patient transportation or coordinate transportation with an appropriate staff member, as needed.
• Acknowledge and work to resolve patient complaints or unmet needs.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• EarnIn Next Day Pay Benefit, as described in the posting.
• BHA Career Ladder with potential to increase the base rate from $16 per hour to $20 per hour in 18 months.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED