Mental Health Tech III - Mental Health Unit - Part time - Days
About The Position
The Mental Health Technician (MHT) III serves as a lead clinical support professional, providing advanced direct care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support to patients with complex emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy under the supervision of licensed clinical staff. The MHT III maintains a safe, trauma-informed therapeutic environment and serves as a milieu leader by modeling advanced behavioral interventions, mentoring staff, coordinating daily shift programming for highly acute individuals, and carrying out specialized medical and technical support procedures under the delegation of licensed personnel. The MHT III delivers and oversees highly skilled, trauma-informed care to patients and families. Responsibilities include managing a safe and therapeutic milieu, coordinating routine safety checks, and providing high-acuity 1:1 intervention. The role contributes to treatment plan development, leads complex crisis interventions, facilitates advanced therapeutic groups, and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on complex discharge planning. The MHT III also demonstrates advanced competency in age-appropriate pediatric care and performs essential 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. It is part time, with 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM and a 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.
- One or more years of EKG experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced direct care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support to patients with complex emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions.
- Maintain a safe, trauma-informed therapeutic environment and lead the milieu.
- Model advanced behavioral interventions and mentor staff.
- Coordinate daily shift programming for highly acute individuals.
- Carry out specialized medical and technical support procedures under the delegation of licensed personnel.
- Deliver and oversee trauma-informed care to patients and families.
- Manage a safe and therapeutic milieu and coordinate routine safety checks.
- Provide high-acuity 1:1 intervention.
- Participate in treatment plan development.
- Lead complex crisis interventions and facilitate advanced 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
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
