Mental Health Technician - Crisis Stabilization Unit

Mental Health Technician – Crisis Stabilization Unit

Apply for the Mental Health Technician – Crisis Stabilization Unit role at Wellspring.

Since 1982, Wellspring has championed mental health recovery in Louisville. Serving some of the most vulnerable people in our community, Wellspring is a pillar of hope. We support adults in building healthy, hopeful lives through behavioral health, housing, and employment services. We believe recovery is possible for all people with psychiatric disabilities.

Wellspring’s recovery‑oriented programming incorporates person‑centered care and a multi‑disciplinary approach. We provide high‑quality housing to assure opportunities for community integration that enhance our neighborhoods.

We hire individuals who are committed to excellent service to our clients, to each other, and to the community.
We value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and encourage all people to apply!

The goal of Wellspring’s Crisis Stabilization Program is to assist adults who are experiencing an acute psychiatric episode. With 24/7 care, we help people avoid hospitalization, achieve stabilization, and recover from acute mental health symptoms such as severe depression, mania, or psychosis. Clients receive intensive treatment, close monitoring with high levels of staff support, and medications prescribed by a psychiatrist, if necessary, in a homelike setting.

The 16‑bed program has two locations – the Samuel

B. Todd Center and the David J. Block Center. Both are licensed, accredited crisis stabilization units offering the only services of their kind in the Louisville Metro region.

MHTs are active members of the CSU multi‑disciplinary treatment team, providing safety and support for the wellbeing of clients during their CSU stay. MHTs provide supportive counseling and crisis intervention with the advice and consultation of the clinical team, helping clients progress through problem solving and life skills in individual and group sessions.

• Completes intake protocols for all incoming clients, including orientation and orientation checklist.
• Supervises self‑administration of client medication to ensure proper medication regimen, provides information about medications to clients as appropriate, and logs medication activities in eMar.
• Facilitates client social interactions.
• Maintains knowledge of client status, whereabouts, appointments, and schedule.
• Completes shift‑change procedures, including collaboration with the team and completing written and verbal documentation.
• Monitors status of environment of care and completion of housekeeping duties, including food preparation as assigned.
• Participates in multidisciplinary treatment team and seeks support from program manager and clinical staff as needed.

• Minimum requirements:
  
  one year of experience in the mental health field.
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work, or related field is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with mental illness and substance use and abuse recovery is required.
• Experience in psychiatric rehabilitation working with co‑occurring substance use or abuse and mental illness is preferred.

• 1st shift – 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
• 2nd shift – 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• 3rd shift – 11:00 pm – 8:00 am

• $15 – $18 per hour