Behavioral Health Technician (MHRT/C) - 30 hrs/wk
Listed compensation
$15.93-$27.88/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us.
MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities.
If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health... Come be with us.
Job Description
The Role: Behavioral Health Technician – MHRT/C
The Behavioral Health Technician – MHRT/C under the supervision of clinical leadership provides therapeutic interventions to residents/patients and assists with maintaining a safe and therapeutic treatment environment.
This role works across our Emergency Department and Inpatient units and receives float differential pay.
The Work
Assists with ensuring the safety of the residents/patients, while helping to meet their emotional, physical, recreational, and mental health needs.
Communicates in a therapeutic manner, uses de-escalation techniques, provides crisis intervention skills and contributes to individual treatment plans.
Encourages and observes residents/patients in performing activities of daily living.
Observes and documents resident/patient behaviors and activities. Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to clinical staff.
You Have:
- Active MHRT/C required
- At least 1 year of Behavioral Health experience preferred
- Excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills
- Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills
Compensation Information
$15.93 - $27.88
The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations.
In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials.
We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
30
Job Exempt
No
Benefits
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness
We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness
Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Technician provides therapeutic interventions and crisis support to patients in emergency and inpatient settings. They are responsible for maintaining a safe environment, documenting patient behaviors, and assisting with activities of daily living.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active MHRT/C certification to be considered for this role. At least one year of experience in behavioral health is preferred, along with strong critical thinking and communication skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 44 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 30% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $33k–$58k | Behavioral Health median $42k (middle half $37k–$47k)689 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$47k in purchasing power | Maine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 82% no call · 30% no weekends44 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 837 in the last 30 days | 501 the 30 days before (+67%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −6.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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