Mental Health Worker, Young Adult Unit
Elkridge, MDFull-time$19.36–28.7/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Mental Health Worker supports adults ages 18 to 30 receiving inpatient care on the Young Adult Unit, which focuses on crisis stabilization and transition to less-intensive care when safe. The role provides direct patient care under a professional nurse and helps plan and evaluate patient needs based on behavior. The position works in person on a 40-hour schedule, including every other weekend.
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Full job description
Schedule: 40 hours, 3:00pm-11:30pm (Every other weekend required)| Job Location Type: In Person
The Young Adult Unit is a safe and welcoming inpatient unit that is specially designed for the treatment of adults ages 18 to 30 with a mental illness. This unit is designed for crisis stabilization; our goal is to move individuals to a less-intensive level of care as soon as it is safe to do so.
What to expect.
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Participate in the planning and evaluation of patient needs based on patient behaviors.
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Provide direct patient care services in accordance with the treatment plan and under the direction of a professional nurse.
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Assist in providing a safe and therapeutic environment according to established policies and procedures.
What you’ll get from us.
At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:
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A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
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Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
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403b retirement match
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Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
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Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Generous mileage reimbursement program
The pay range for this position is $19.06 minimum to $28 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.
What we need from you.
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HS Diploma/GED. Human Services related degree or past direct care or related experience strongly preferred.
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Must be available to work every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday).
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All new clinical staff will begin their extended clinical orientation/training immediately following your first day of employment.
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How this job compares
Set against the 3,351 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19.36–28.7/hr
- Maryland median$21–30/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$24–34/hr1,888 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $24.03/hr, is close to the Maryland median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Patient Care hourly ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Patient Care jobs in Maryland and 3,351 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- CVS Health11 open
- Fresenius Medical Care5 open
- Sheppard Pratt (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (869 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,025 of the 3,351 open Patient Care jobs (60%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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