Mental Health Tech - Behavioral Health
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
1. Responsible for coordinating care for a group of patients for a designated period to achieve clinical outcomes.
2. Manages hand-off communication with incoming and outgoing shifts; conducts rounds to familiarize self with patients on the unit.
3. Manages the admission process up to the nursing assessment including contraband checks and new patient orientation and the discharge process specific to accurate return of belongings.
4. Routinely provides one to one assistance to assigned patients.
5. Demonstrates the ability to supervise the therapeutic milieu including de-escalation techniques.
6. Participates in department/unit performance improvement activities.
7. Provides assistance with the basic activities of living as required, instructs on all aspects of self-care.
8. Executes directives provided by the charge nurse.
9. Milieu management abilities.
10. Running Behavioral Health groups.
11. Verbal de-escalation skills.
12. CPR certification Required.
13. CPI Required
The hospital prohibits discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.
Key Responsibilities
The Mental Health Tech is responsible for coordinating patient care, managing the therapeutic milieu, and facilitating behavioral health groups. They also handle admission and discharge processes while providing direct one-to-one assistance to patients.
Requirements
Candidates must possess CPR certification and CPI certification to be considered for this role. The position requires the ability to perform physical tasks related to patient care and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Psychiatry Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.0 / 10 · above average in behavioral health tech roles | ranked against 1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $47k (middle half $44k–$58k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Illinois | 6 active | 114 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 74% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,316 in the last 30 days | 923 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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