Dayton Children's Hospital

Comprehensive pediatric hospital providing specialized care

Mental Health Technician 3 - Mental Health Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeUnited StatesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate degree in a related field is required.
Two years of mental health work experience are required.
Registered Behavioral Training and certification will be provided upon hire.
The role requires advanced competency in age-appropriate pediatric care.
The role requires the ability to safely perform specimen collection, electrocardiograms, and splint placements.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced direct care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support to patients with complex emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions.
Maintain a safe, trauma-informed therapeutic environment and serve as a milieu leader.
Model advanced behavioral interventions and mentor staff.
Coordinate daily shift programming for highly acute individuals.
Execute specialized medical and technical support procedures within the crisis center under the delegation of licensed personnel.
Deliver and oversee highly skilled, trauma-informed care to patients and families.
Actively manage a safe and therapeutic milieu and coordinate routine safety checks.
Execute high-acuity one-to-one interventions.
Participate in treatment plan development.
Lead complex crisis interventions and facilitate advanced therapeutic groups.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on complex discharge planning.
Perform specimen collection, electrocardiograms, and splint placements.
Work full time on the day shift, including three 12-hour shifts, with weekend and holiday rotation.

Desired Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
Three or more years of mental health experience are preferred.
Two years of inpatient mental health, crisis, or emergency department experience are preferred.
At least one year of electrocardiogram experience is preferred.

Facility:

Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness

Department:

Mental Health IV

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

Job Details:

The Mental Health Technician (MHT) III serves as a lead clinical support professional, providing advanced direct care, crisis intervention, and therapeutic support to patients with complex emotional, psychiatric, or behavioral conditions. Operating with a high degree of autonomy under the supervision of licensed clinical staff, the MHT III not only maintains a safe, trauma-informed therapeutic environment but also serves as a milieu leader. This role is critical in modeling advanced behavioral interventions, mentoring staff, coordinating daily shift programming for highly acute individuals, and executing specialized medical and technical support procedures within the crisis center under the delegation of licensed personnel.

The MHT III is responsible for delivering and overseeing highly skilled, trauma-informed care to patients and families. Key responsibilities include the active management of a safe and therapeutic milieu, coordinating routine safety checks, and executing high-acuity 1:1 intervention. The MHT III plays an active role in treatment plan development, leads complex crisis interventions, facilitates advanced therapeutic groups, and collaborates closely with the multidisciplinary team on complex discharge planning. The MHT III demonstrates advanced competency in providing age-appropriate pediatric care and safely performing essential medical support procedures, including specimen collection, electrocardiograms (EKGs), and splint placements.

Required Qualifications
Associates degree in related field
2 years mental health work experience required
Registered Behavioral Training and certification provided upon hire

Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors degree in related field
3+ years of mental health experience
2 years inpatient mental health/crisis/emergency department experience preferred
1+ EKG experience

Department Specific Job Details:

full time, 36 hours
day shift, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM
3 (12) hour shifts
weekend and holiday rotation
serving the Mental Health Unit at the Mathile Center

About the Company

Dayton Children's Hospital

Comprehensive pediatric hospital providing specialized care

Dayton Children’s Hospital delivers comprehensive pediatric health care to children and their families as the region’s only facility dedicated to pediatric care. Care is provided by a coordinated team of pediatricians, subspecialists, and clinical staff in a child-friendly environment, and the hospital functions as a regional referral center affiliated with Wright State University School of Medicine and accredited by the Joint Commission. It stands apart by being the only pediatric-focused center in an expansive 20-county area, combining clinical care with academic partnership and credentialed pediatric specialists across more than 35 areas. Its goal is to ensure the highest quality pediatric care, emphasizing safety, family information needs, and access to specialized services across a broad regional footprint.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $70K
Headquarters: Dayton, OH
Founded: Not listed

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