Mental Health Technician, Full-time and Part-time (Sacramento)

Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 31,684 - 37,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

PTO with Holiday Premium Pay

Job summary

Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is seeking a Mental Health Technician to provide direct patient care, support the therapeutic milieu, and help ensure safety for adolescents, adults, and older adults. The role emphasizes teamwork and accurate documentation.

Shifts include 12-hour blocks with full-time and part-time options. Training is provided for CPI and CPR, with opportunities to grow within a compassionate, patient-centered hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• CPI or equivalent within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Direct patient care and safety monitoring.
• Support therapeutic milieu and nursing tasks.
• Document and report in patient records.
• Assist with activities of daily living and transport patients.

Skills

Patient care

Safety

Teamwork

Documentation

CPR

CPI

Education

High school diploma

CPR certification

Job description

Position Title

Mental Health Technician

Reports To

Chief of Nursing

Pay Range

$23.00 - $26.62

Schedule and Shifts Available

Full‑time and Part‑time needed. See below.

Full‑time Schedules

Day Shift

• MHT Home 2 | Fri, Sat, Sun
• MHT Float 15 | Mon, Tue, Wed
• MHT Float 16 | Thu, Fri, Sat
• MHT Float 17 | Fri, Sat, Sun
• MHT Float 18 | Sat, Sun, Mon

NOC Shift

• MHT Home 24 | Thu, Sat, Sun
• MHT Float 14 | Fri, Sat, Sun
• MHT Float 19 | Mon, Tue, Wed
• MHT Float 20 | Thu, Fri, Sat
• MHT Float 21 | Fri, Sat, Sun

Part‑time Schedule

• MHT Rotate 2 | Thu (Unit A), Fri (Unit B)

Block Scheduling

12‑hour shifts for full and part‑time employees.

Come Join Our Team Today!

Do you love the feeling at the end of the day, knowing you have changed someone's life? Are you looking to become part of a family, instead of becoming just another employee?

About the Hospital

Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Acute Psychiatric Hospital that caters to patients who suffer from a wide variety of mental health diagnoses. We pride ourselves on patient‑centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. Our vision is to provide the highest quality mental health services through collaboration with individuals we serve, their families, partners, and communities. The hospital believes in bettering the lives of everyone who walks through our doors.

Job Description

The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care to all patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supports therapeutic milieu, ensures safety and well‑being of patients, and carries out general nursing assistance necessary to treatment of adolescents, adults, or older adult patients as assigned. The technician is the primary person responsible for the safety of the unit milieu. Environmental safety rounds are required each shift, and ongoing safety assessments—including securing contraband found within the milieu—will be completed. Safety observations are required to be documented and recorded in the patient’s medical record as ordered by the psychiatric provider or under the direction of the registered nurse.

Key Responsibilities

• Treatment Planning: Participate in treatment planning: (a) helps identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths; (b) suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients’ behavior; (c) provides input into discharge planning.
• Patient Care: Participate in implementing patients’ treatment plans by: (a) monitoring patients’ progress; (b) communicating information regarding patients’ behavior to other members of the treatment team; (c) maintaining communication with patient, family members, and referral sources in patients’ interests; (d) co‑facilitating didactic, educational, and community groups within the context of the adolescent treatment program; (e) encouraging and facilitating patients’ participation in therapeutic activities; (f) supervising patients to ensure their safety and involvement in treatment; (g) providing input during shift report.
• Hall Monitor: Responsible for the safety and security of both staff and patients. Observes interactions between patients and between staff and patients in the hallway, reporting all suspicious activity to the appropriate nurse and notifying unit staff of potential boundary violations.
• Patient Attendant: Accompanies and transports patients as assigned; orients new patients to unit, program, and milieu; assists patients in daily living activities when congruent with treatment plan and needs; maintains a safe, orderly, therapeutic environment; enforces level systems or other behavior management methods.
• Patient Records: Maintains patient, program, department, and related documentation; carries out clerical and administrative assignments to support patient care and organization operations.
• Training Activities: Completes orientation and competency assessments as required; participates in activities enhancing professional growth and development.
• Other Duties: Upholds the organization’s ethics and customer service standards; performs related duties as requested.

Requirements

Education / Licensure

• High school, GED, or equivalent required.
• Current CPR (or obtained within 60 days of hire).
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or equivalent as approved by CNO, obtained within 60 days of hire.

Knowledge and Experience

• High school level reading and writing skills; legible handwriting.
• Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology and human behavior principles preferred.
• Basic knowledge of human growth and development helpful.
• Experience with therapeutic limit‑setting helpful or understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.

Skills and Abilities

• Maintains confidentiality of patients at all times.
• Sensitivity to and willingness to interact with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living helpful.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good judgment, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, expanding environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to exercise self‑control in potentially volatile situations, including being verbally or physically confronted in a threatening or aggressive manner.
• Able to work and concentrate amid distractions such as noise, conversation, and foot traffic.
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and shift quickly from one task to another.
• Must be flexible and not easily frustrated when dealing with differing opinions.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp.
• Ability to perceive attributes of objects—size, shape, temperature, texture—through touch, particularly with fingertips.
• Ability to express and exchange ideas verbally, conveying detailed or important instructions accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly.
• Hearing sufficient to perceive sound with no more than 40 dB loss at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz, with or without correction, and to make fine sound discriminations.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Visual acuity (with or without correction) sufficient to complete administrative and clerical tasks and visually observe patients on the unit and in therapeutic activities.
• Work is primarily indoors, with minimal exposure to adverse environmental conditions, though occasional temperature changes may occur.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare Spending Account
• Life Insurance (Supplemental life, term, and universal plans are also available)
• Short and Long‑Term Disability
• PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay