Mental Health Technician / Sitter (MHT) - Behavioral Health - Fulltime, Days

Behavioral Health TechIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Mental Health Technician – Behavioral Health

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together!

Work Location

Texas Health Plano, 6200 West Parker Road, Plano TX 75093

Work Hours

Fulltime, Days; 6:45a – 7:15p; Rotating weekends and holiday requirements

(Opportunity to work as a 1:1 Sitter for Behavioral health patients in the acute care hospital. Possibility to float to Seay Behavioral Health Center)

Behavioral Health Seay Center Highlights

  • Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Great team
  • Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and very engaged leadership team.
  • Fast-paced, 48 bed inpatient Adult and Adolescent Behavioral Health Units

Here’s What You Need

  • High School Diploma and 1 year of experience required or
  • 1 year of inpatient experience in the behavioral health field as a MHT, PCT, CNA, or related position highly preferred.
  • High School Diploma and CNA - Certified Nurse Aide certification required or
  • Associate’s degree in healthcare field required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in healthcare field preferred
  • Other – CLIAFE; Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required.

What You Will Do

  • Assist with and help coordinate patient care.
  • Assists with all patient care provided by the multidisciplinary team.
  • Encourages team members.
  • Provides instruction to team members.
  • Greets and receives patients admitting/arriving to the unit/area.
  • Orients patient to surroundings, reviews safety procedures, and unit rules/guidelines while coordinating with the nurse.
  • Prepares patient to be discharged/transferred.
  • Assists with gathering belongings and making sure all belongings are returned to the patient (except for medication).

Additional Perks of Being a Texas Health Employee

  • Benefits include 401k, PTO, Medical, Dental, Paid Parental Leave, Flex Spending, Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
  • Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
  • Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
  • A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards!

Texas Health Plano Highlights

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is a 366-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical leader, providing technologically advanced care to Plano, Frisco and surrounding communities since 1991.

This full-service facility features a full range of specialties including emergency medicine, cardiology, adult and adolescent behavioral health, pediatrics, an adult intensive care unit, state of the art and technologically advanced surgical services and a Level III NICU.

Texas Health Plano has more than 1,600 employees and over 1,360 physicians on its medical staff in more than 65 specialties.

The hospital is an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility, accredited Chest Pain Center by The Joint Commission, named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Collin County and a Gold-Level Mother Friendly business.

Texas Health Plano is the recipient of the Disease Specific Care Certifications from the Joint Commission in Chest Pain, Joint Replacement – Hip and Joint Replacement – Knee and an Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Do you still have questions or concerns? Email your questions to: recruitment@texashealth.org

Key Responsibilities

The technician will assist with and help coordinate patient care provided by the multidisciplinary team, including encouraging and instructing team members. Responsibilities also involve greeting, orienting patients to the unit, reviewing safety procedures, and preparing patients for discharge or transfer.

Requirements

A minimum requirement is a High School Diploma and one year of experience, or a High School Diploma and CNA certification, or an Associate's degree in a healthcare field. One year of inpatient experience in a behavioral health role as an MHT, PCT, or CNA is highly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Patient Care CoordinationMultidisciplinary Team SupportPatient InstructionPatient AdmissionPatient OrientationDischarge PreparationPatient Transfer

Psychiatry Career Context

In Texas, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$207k (156 salary observations; 819 listings), vs ~$178k nationally (4,561 salary observations; 16,278 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Technician / Sitter (MHT) - Behavioral Health - Fulltime, Days at Texas Health Resources a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 156 active Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
32%
Sign-on bonus
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.3this job 6.2
Better work-life than 70% of Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 156 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Plano

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,742/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
PTO
Medical
Dental
Paid Parental Leave
Flex Spending
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Forgiveness