Mental Health Tech III - Mental Health Unit - Full time - Nights
About The Position
The Mental Health Technician III (MHT III) serves as a lead clinical support professional for patients with complex emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions. Under the supervision of licensed clinical staff, the role provides advanced direct care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support while maintaining a safe, trauma-informed environment. The MHT III acts as a milieu leader, models advanced behavioral interventions, mentors staff, coordinates shift programming for highly acute individuals, and performs specialized medical and technical support procedures delegated by licensed personnel. The MHT III delivers and oversees trauma-informed care to patients and families. The position manages a safe therapeutic milieu, coordinates routine safety checks, carries out high-acuity 1:1 interventions, contributes to treatment plan development, leads complex crisis interventions, facilitates therapeutic groups, and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on complex discharge planning. The role also requires age-appropriate pediatric care and medical support procedures, including specimen collection, electrocardiograms (EKGs), and splint placements. This position serves the inpatient Mental Health Unit at the Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness. The schedule is full time, 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, with weekend and holiday rotation.
Requirements
- Associate degree in a related field.
- Two years of mental health work experience.
- Registered Behavioral Training and certification provided upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Three or more years of mental health experience.
- Two years of inpatient mental health, crisis, or emergency department experience.
- At least one year of EKG experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced direct care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support to patients with complex emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions.
- Maintain and actively manage a safe, trauma-informed therapeutic milieu.
- Coordinate routine safety checks and execute high-acuity 1:1 interventions.
- Model advanced behavioral interventions and mentor staff.
- Coordinate daily shift programming for highly acute individuals.
- Perform specialized medical and technical support procedures under the delegation of licensed personnel.
- Deliver and oversee trauma-informed care to patients and families.
- Participate in treatment plan development.
- Lead complex crisis interventions and facilitate therapeutic groups.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on complex discharge planning.
- Provide age-appropriate pediatric care.
- Perform specimen collection, electrocardiograms (EKGs), and splint placements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
