Mental Health Technician II
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. It includes monitoring patient behavior, facilitating group sessions, and supporting treatment plans. The technician provides supportive, trauma-informed care to patients and families, including maintaining a safe therapeutic milieu, completing routine safety checks and constant attendance as ordered, following patient-specific treatment plans, and providing crisis intervention. The role also assists with activities of daily living, completes appropriate documentation, facilitates therapeutic groups and programming, collaborates with the treatment team on discharge planning, provides age-appropriate care 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.
- Minimum of 1 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 direct care and support to patients with emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions under licensed clinical staff supervision.
- Help maintain a safe, therapeutic milieu and promote patient engagement in treatment and daily activities.
- Monitor patient behavior and complete routine safety checks and constant attendance per order.
- Adhere to patient-specific treatment plans and 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 services for pediatric patients.
- Participate in self-appraisal for performance improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
