Mental Health Associate I - Behavioral Health Adult Inpatient - Evening Shift

Behavioral HealthIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24.86-$37.29/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Hourly Pay Range: $24.86 - $37.29 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position Highlights: Position: Mental Health Associate I Sign on bonus: N/A Location: Linden Oaks Hospital; Naperville, IL Part Time/Full Time: Full Time Hours: 3:00pm -11:00pm (Rotating Holidays/Weekends) A Brief Overview: The Mental Health Associate I provides direct patient care to patients with mental health disorders.

The Mental Health Associate I performs treatment planning and implementation while facilitating groups within assigned treatment programs. The Mental Health Associate I ensures the safety and well-being of these patients by maintaining a safe environment and documents according to department/organization procedures.

What you will do: Facilitates didactic, educational and unit/program community groups within the assigned treatment programs. Encourages and facilitates patients’ participation in therapeutic activities. Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment.

Ensures patient safety by providing one-to-one supervision. Unit rounds are conducted, and precautions records completed in real time. Precautions records are accurately labeled. Orients new patients to unit, program and milieu by establishing a rapport with patients and families and making necessary introductions.

Provides appropriate hand off information when accepting or receiving borders from other units.

Participates in treatment planning by working with interdisciplinary team to identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths, suggests modifications to treatment plan based on observation of patient behavior and provides input into discharge planning. Completes patient, program, and department documentation.

Performs various clerical and administrative assignments to support department operations. Monitors and reports patients’ progress and communicates information to charge person on assigned shift and family members.

What you will need: Education and/or Experience Required: A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Behavioral Health related field, no previous experience or A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a non-Behavioral Health related field, a minimum of one year of behavioral health experience Maintain information as highly confidential Ability to maintain professional boundaries and willingness to seek supervision Education and/or Experience Preferred: Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology Skills in teaching or assisting with activities of daily living Prior experience with therapeutic limit-setting and milieu management Licensure and/or Certification Required: A valid driver’s license is required if the incumbent is selected to perform related duties at an off-site location.

If the incumbent uses their personal vehicle, the incumbent must maintain automobile liability coverage as required by law and evidence of such coverage may be requested.

CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire Current CPR Certification issued by either American Heart Association or Red Cross Benefits (For full time or part time positions): Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options Tuition Reimbursement Free Parking Wellness Program Savings Plan Health Savings Account Options Retirement Options with Company Match Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay Community Involvement Opportunities Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties.

Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence.

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Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Associate I provides direct patient care to individuals with mental health disorders, performing treatment planning and implementation while facilitating various educational and community groups within assigned treatment programs. This role ensures patient safety through supervision, unit rounds, and maintaining a safe environment, while also participating in treatment planning and documentation.

Requirements

Required education is a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Behavioral Health related field with no experience, or a non-Behavioral Health degree with a minimum of one year of behavioral health experience. Candidates must also obtain Crisis Prevention Intervention certification within 90 days and maintain a current CPR Certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Group FacilitationPatient OrientationRapport BuildingInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationClerical AssignmentsProgress Monitoring

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends

Living in Naperville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$478k
Typical market rent
$2,289/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
Tuition Reimbursement
Free Parking
Wellness Program