Mental Health Technician, PRN, Behavioral Health, Baptist Downtown
Pay not listed · Jacksonville, Florida.
Compensation
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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.
We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.
Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
Provides care to patients in a manner that considers safety, comfort, and therapeutic environment under the direction of the Registered Nurse. Documents observations on assigned patients, Communicates appropriate information regarding patient's condition. Assists with patient education groups, total milieu supervision, assists with admissions/discharges as assigned. Cert Note: CPI Certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
Primary Location
Downtown - Main Building
Key Responsibilities
Provides patient care in a therapeutic environment under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Documents patient observations and assists with admissions, discharges, and patient education groups.
Requirements
Requires the ability to perform milieu supervision and maintain a safe environment. CPI certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% have no call, 30% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 16.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Jacksonville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $271k
- Typical market rent
- $1,601/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 99.5
- 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 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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