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Towson, Maryland

Mental Health Worker Towson - Geropsychiatric Unit (Nights)

PsychiatryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

The Geropsychiatric Unit is a12-bed unit designed for short-term evaluation and treatment of severe clinical depression, psychiatric complications of dementing illness, and other problems requiring 24-hour hospital care.

As a Mental Health Worker You Will

  • Participate in the planning and evaluation of patient needs based on patient behaviors.
  • Provide direct patient care services in accordance with the treatment plan and under the direction of a professional nurse.
  • Assist in providing a safe and therapeutic environment according to established policies and procedures
  • Provide ADL assistance.

Requires

  • HS Diploma/GED. Human Services related degree or past direct care or related experience strongly preferred.
  • Must be available to work every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday).
  • All new clinical staff will begin their extended clinical orientation/training immediately following your first day of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Worker will participate in planning and evaluating patient needs based on observed behaviors and provide direct patient care services under the direction of a professional nurse. This role also involves assisting in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment and providing assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

Requirements

A High School Diploma or GED is required, though a degree related to Human Services or prior direct care experience is strongly preferred. Candidates must be available to work every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and will undergo extended clinical orientation/training immediately after the first day.

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningBehavioral AssessmentSafety Procedures

Psychiatry Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Towson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$424k
Typical market rent
$1,872/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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