Mental Health Technician II - Full Time - 1st Shift
About The Position
The Mental Health Technician II provides direct care and support to patients with emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions under the supervision of licensed clinical staff. The role helps maintain a safe, therapeutic environment and promotes patient engagement in treatment and daily activities. The MHT monitors patient behavior, facilitates group sessions, and supports treatment plans. The position provides supportive, trauma-informed care to patients and families. It includes maintaining a safe therapeutic milieu, completing routine safety checks and constant attendance as ordered, following patient-specific treatment plans, providing crisis intervention, assisting with activities of daily living, documenting care, facilitating therapeutic groups and programming, collaborating with the treatment team, and supporting discharge planning. The MHT demonstrates competence in age-appropriate, trauma-informed care and service for pediatric patients and participates in self-appraisal for performance improvement.
Requirements
- Associate degree in psychology, social work, or a related field.
- CPI or other crisis intervention training is preferred or must be completed within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree.
- At least one year of experience in a behavioral health or healthcare setting.
- Experience working with patients with mental health or substance use disorders is strongly desired.
- CPI or other crisis intervention training.
Responsibilities
- Provide supportive, trauma-informed care to patients and families.
- Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu.
- Complete routine safety checks and constant attendance as ordered.
- Adhere to patient-specific treatment plans.
- Provide crisis intervention.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Complete appropriate documentation.
- Facilitate therapeutic groups and assist with programming.
- Collaborate with the treatment team and participate in discharge planning.
- Provide age-appropriate, trauma-informed care and service for pediatric patients.
- Participate in self-appraisal for performance improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
