Mental Health Technician - Part Time Nights

Wellpath; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

HSA

Wellness program

Discounts on home/auto loans

Job summary

Wellpath in Fort Lauderdale is seeking a Part Time Mental Health Technician for night shifts. You will provide direct care to residents under licensed staff, monitor vital signs, assist with activities of daily living, and support treatment plans in a compassionate, patient-centered environment.

The role offers weekend coverage options, a supportive team, and opportunities for training and career growth within a mission-driven organization dedicated to underserved patients.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• One (1) year direct care experience in a mental health setting.
• This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Assists licensed nursing personnel in providing direct services to assigned population such as: health data collection; observations of behaviors and activities of daily living; ADLs including prompting, education, and support.
• Assists residents in activities of daily living and personal hygiene, nutrition, rest, and exercise.
• Takes and records vital signs and may participate in specific treatment interventions such as coping skills, anger management, and other self-regulating behavior.
• Provides individualized care and treatment that is consistent with/sensitive to the age and life span developmental needs of each resident.

Skills

Direct care

Vital signs

Observation of behaviors

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

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Compensation Information: $17.82 - $19.8 / hour

Department (Org): Mental Health

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Mental Health Technician is an entry-level position that learns to provide direct care to a specific resident population under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing staff and their designees . This is an integral part of the team who provides standard and routine psychiatric and medical nursing assistance services as part of the overall plan of care within the nursing standards and policies and procedures of the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists licensed nursing personnel in providing direct services to assigned population such as : health data collection; observations of behaviors and activities of daily living; activities of daily living including prompting, education, and support .
• Assists resident s in activities of daily living and personal hygiene, nutrition, rest, and exercise.
• Takes and records vital signs and m ay participate in specific treatment interventions such as coping skills, anger management, and other self-regulating behavior.
• Provides individualized care and treatment that is consistent with/sensitive to the age and life span developmental needs of each resident.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• One (1) year direct care experience in a mental health setting.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Shift daysSunday, Monday, SaturdaySunday, Thursday, SaturdayEvery weekendIs willing to take every other weekend Saturday and Sunday as well.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact [e-mail]