Mental Health Technician - Inpatient Behavioral Health - FT Nights (3 nights per week, 6:45p - 7:15 am) - Lakewood
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join University Health as a Mental Health Technician – FT Nights, 3 Nights/Week in Lakewood, Colorado, United States. If you are a current University Health or University Health Physicians employee and wish to be considered, you must apply via the internal career site. Please log into myWORKDAY to search for positions and apply.
Benefits & Compensation
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join University Health as a Mental Health Technician – FT Nights, 3 Nights/Week.
Key Responsibilities
The Mental Health Technician provides direct patient care and support under the supervision of nursing staff to maintain a therapeutic and safe environment. Responsibilities include assisting patients with daily activities and performing a variety of clinical and clerical tasks.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and obtain BCLS certification within 120 days of hire. Applicants must also meet specific training requirements equivalent to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) regulations or demonstrate relevant clinical experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Psychiatry Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% have no call, 28% require no weekends.
In Colorado, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$209k (62 salary observations; 113 listings), vs ~$226k nationally (1,451 salary observations; 3,321 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 24.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Behavioral Health Tech roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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