Mental Health Tech Nights

Be among the first 25 applicants to apply for this Mental Health Technician (MHT) position at Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. The role supports children, adolescents, and adults on Senior Adult and Adolescent units.

We are looking to hire full‑time Mental Health Techs (MHT) to provide high‑quality care to patients on our Senior Adult and Adolescent units who are hospitalized with psychiatric/emotional disorders. MHTs hired must support the hospital program philosophy of care, maintain a therapeutic milieu for all patients, communicate with nursing staff constantly, and participate in the patient plan of care.

• Participate in treatment planning by helping identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths; suggesting modifications to the treatment plan based on observations of patients’ behavior.
• Provide input during shift report and discharge planning.
• Implement patients’ treatment plans by monitoring progress and communicating information regarding patients’ behavior to other members of the treatment team.
• Maintain communication with patients, family members, and referral sources in patients’ best interests.
• Co‑facilitate didactic, educational, and community groups within the adolescent treatment program, encouraging and facilitating patients’ participation in therapeutic activities.
• Supervise patients to ensure their safety and involvement in treatment and during transport.
• Maintain the therapeutic milieu on the unit and enforce the level system or other behavior‑management methods.
• Maintain patient, program, department, and related documentation.
• Orient new patients to the unit, program, and milieu.
• Carry out general nursing assistance as assigned and supervised by the nurse in charge.
• Maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
• Assist patients in carrying out activities of daily living when congruent with the treatment plan and patients’ age and developmental level.
• Perform clerical/administrative assignments to support patient care, department, and hospital operations.
• Perform related duties as requested.
• Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer service standards.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent required. CPR and MANDT are required (training will be provided by the employer).
• Required Licenses:
  None.
• Preferred
  
  Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Registered Behavioral Technician or Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 2 years clinical experience, preferably in a behavioral healthcare setting, phone triage, tele‑health, or case management. Experience in a free‑standing psychiatric hospital is preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Must be able to multi‑task, prioritize, and exercise strong time‑management skills.
• Screening:
  Must successfully pass background check, drug screen, physical, and provide positive employment references.
• Physical Demands:
  With or without reasonable accommodation, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for a sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise, and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs), and perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers.

Full‑time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, company‑paid disability, 401(k), and a generous amount of paid time off.

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.