Mental Health Tech

Insight Health Systems; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 26,174 - 28,929; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick time

Paid vacation time

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Chicago is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Tech for a full-time role. The position involves providing safe and comfortable care, assisting patients with daily activities, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates must possess a high school diploma or GED and have at least 6 months of relevant experience. Pay ranges from $19.00/hr to $21.00/hr, with benefits including paid time off and health insurance coverage after specified employment periods.

Qualifications

• At least 6 months of relevant experience in a healthcare setting.
• Degrees exceeding the education requirement can substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and therapeutic care to patients.
• Assist patients with daily living activities and manage behavioral problems.
• Collaborate with teams to lead milieu activities.
• Chart patient observations accurately.

Skills

Crisis intervention techniques

Team collaboration

Safety and infection control

Communication with mental health professionals

Patient care for developmentally disabled individuals

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Pay Range

This range is provided by Insight Health Systems. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $19.00/hr – $21.00/hr

Company Overview

At Insight Health Systems, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare. With a growing team dedicated to delivering world‑class service to everyone we meet, our mission is to be the most innovative, ethical, and insightful clinical biomedical technology institution in the world. As we continue to develop and grow in neuroscience, medicine, and ethics, we are guided by the highest levels of leadership development through Energy, Energizing, Edge, Ethics, Expertise, Execution, Innovation, Insight, and Incubation. We partner with the community to build this historic institution into a model healthcare organization providing patient care second to none.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, comfortable care that promotes a therapeutic environment for patients.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living and manage behavioral problems, including crisis intervention as needed.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to lead milieu activities such as current events groups, community meetings, goal groups, fitness groups, and recreational activities appropriate to the patient population.
• Chart patient observations following prescribed procedures and standards.
• Participate in the development and implementation of patient treatment programs.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records.
• Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories, and/or treatments as appropriate.
• Perform initial patient evaluations to determine treatment priorities, including taking vital signs, weights, and specimen collections (urine, stool, sputum).
• Attend and participate in group sessions, in‑service education, and staff meetings.
• Maintain established institutional policies and procedures, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Enhance professional growth through participation in educational programs, current literature, in‑service meetings, and workshops.
• Serve as liaison with patients, families, or external facilities and agencies.
• Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; at least 6 months of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities outlined.
• Degree(s) from an accredited institution that exceed the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year‑for‑year basis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
• Ability to interact with students, faculty, and staff in a team environment.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards.
• Knowledge of accreditation and certification requirements and standards.
• Ability to observe, assess, and document symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Ability to provide therapeutic patient care to mentally, emotionally, and/or developmentally disabled individuals.
• Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
• Ability to assess and provide for the day‑to‑day needs of mentally, emotionally, and/or developmentally disabled patients.
• Ability to safely lift and physically manipulate patients.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records.
• Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories.
• Ability to communicate and interact with mental health professionals in a team environment.
• Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive, confidential issues.

Benefits

• Paid sick time – effective 90 days after employment.
• Paid vacation time – effective 90 days after employment.
• Health, vision, and dental benefits – eligible at 30 days, following the first of the following month.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability and basic life insurance – after 30 days of employment.

Insight employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID‑19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Insight is an equal‑opportunity employer and values workplace diversity.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Location: Chicago, IL