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Mental Health Technician, Per Diem, Nights, Inpatient Child Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Cherry Hill

Jefferson Health
Cherry Hill, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Apr 2026
💰 $50,000/yr($34,000/yr$50,000/yr)

About the role

Job Details

Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Mental Health Technician at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Job Description

Mental Health Technicians are responsible for the following: 

 

  • Assists the RN in delivering care, observing patient behaviors, and more. 

  • Reports/documents any changes in patients mood or behavior in a timely fashion. 

  • Provides one-on-one sessions with assigned patients as needed. 

 

Mental Health Technicians will maintain a full patient caseload with an assigned primary nurse in an inpatient setting, and provide care for all patients effectively and compassionately.  

 

Qualifications for this position include: 

 

  • High School Diploma required 

  • At Least 12 college credits, and full college degree preferred 

  • BS or BA in behavioral health field preferred 

  • One-year experience with behavioral health clients preferred 

  • BLS through AHA required 

  • Must be trained in PEAT and able to safely schedule and restrain an aggressively acting out patient 

 

Benefits include, but are not limited to: 

 

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans 

  • Retirement Plans 

  • Tuition Reimbursement 

  • Health Coaching, Commuter Discounts, Day Care Services, etc. 

 

 
Join our team! Simply go to recruit.jefferson.edu and search (job#) 

Salary Range

$17.78 to $25.33 Hourly

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Work Shift

Workday Night (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Kennedy University Hospitals, Inc

Primary Location Address

2201 Chapel Ave West & Cooper Landing Rd, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Company

Jefferson Health

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