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Mental Health Technician- Children's Behavioral Health- 3 Circle

Counseling Technician

Job Description

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:

  • Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
  • You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application. 
  • You can only apply one time to a job requisition. 
  • Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
  • Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.

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Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

Job Requisition ID:

R00043894

Job Category:

Allied Health

Organization:

Children's Behavioral Health

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Mental Health Technician- Children's Behavioral Health- 3 Circle

Job Summary:

To provide child, adolescent, or adult patient supervision in a treatment or educational setting. To assist in the maintenance of a safe, secure environment that enhances treatment and/or educational effectiveness. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:
Degree (Bachelor or Associate) in psychology or mental health or High School Diploma/GED and two (2) years of direct patient care experience in a mental health facility.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.  Knowledge of patient care charts and histories.  Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records.  
Verbal and written communications skills.  
Interpersonal skills to interact with mental health professionals, patients, and family members.  
Ability to provide therapeutic patient care to mentally, emotionally, and/or developmentally disabled individuals.

Responsibilities

  • Monitors patients' physical, physiological, and behavioral status and progress toward established treatment goals.
  • Reports patient observations to supervisor, following prescribed procedures and standards.
  • Provides care to patients in a method that promotes safety, comfort and therapeutic environment.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of treatment programs.
  • Participates in group sessions, training activities, and staff meetings; enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings and workshops.
  • Assists patients with activities of daily living; attends to patient behavioral difficulties and provides assistance in crisis intervention as needed.
  • Serves on at least one hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area. Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date:

02/18/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

University of Mississippi Medical Center
About University of Mississippi Medical Center



The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state’s only academic medical center. UMMC encompasses five health science schools, including medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry and graduate studies, as well as the site where University of Mississippi pharmacy students do their clinical training.

The Medical Center’s health-care enterprise includes five hospitals and University Physicians, the faculty group practice. The Medical Center’s threefold mission is to educate tomorrow’s health-care professionals, conduct innovative research to improve human health, and to provide the highest quality care available to the state’s population. A major goal of the Medical Center is the improvement of the health of Mississippians and the elimination of health disparities.

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