Pays $23.50-$27.50 Per Hour — Behavioral Health Tech market median is ~$49k (54 jobs)
Mental Health Technician (Nursing) (Santa Rosa)
About the Role
Mental Health Technician at a 144-bed psychiatric hospital in Santa Rosa, CA. Provides direct patient care and ensures unit safety. $23.50-$27.50/hr.
Join Northern California Behavioral Health System as a Mental Health Technician – Santa Rosa, CA in Santa Rosa, California. Formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, SRBHH was opened in 2016 and is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care. Conveniently located in the North Bay, this hospital consists of 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in treatment planning.
- Helps identify patients' problems, needs, and strengths.
- Suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients' behavior.
- Provides input into discharge planning.
Requirements
- Education/Licensure.
- High school, GED, or equivalent required.
- Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or obtained within initial orientation period.
- Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program as approved by the CNO.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $23.50 - $27.50/hr.
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay
- Discounted Cafeteria Meal Plan
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Northern California Behavioral Health System as a Mental Health Technician – Santa Rosa, CA.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Psychiatry Career Context
Of the 40 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% have no call, 28% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 19.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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