Per Diem Mental Health Technician

Key Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interaction and manage behavioral changes using verbal de-escalation.
• Review handoff reports and prepare detailed shift documentation.
• Confirm unit transitions, assessments, and research visits.
• Conduct wellness checks every 15 minutes and ensure proper documentation.
• Supervise smoke breaks, assist with meals (especially weekends), and evening hygiene routines.
• Support or co-facilitate scheduled activities.
• Monitor, assist, and document medication administration.
• Oversee laundry use and maintain orderly rooms.
• Follow daily checklist and activity schedule.
• Maintain continuous participant observation for safety and therapeutic environment.
• Assist with admissions, discharges, and participant orientation.
• Complete all documentation, including incident reports.
• Collaborate with research and clinical staff for protocol compliance.
• Manage and document behavioral or emotional escalations.
• Take vital signs, collect specimens, and perform phlebotomy as needed.
• Handle, process, and document lab samples per protocol.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be willing to become phlebotomy trained (training provided by site).
• Prior experience with in-patient psychiatric units or working with patients with psychiatric disorders is a plus.
• Paramedic and/or medical assistant experience is a plus.

Pay

• $18.00 - $23.00 per hour
• 401(k) matching
• Medical, Dental &Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance