Mental Health Practitioner (Adult OCD Intensive Outpatient Program)
Part-timeLos Angeles, CAPart-time$32.74–42.23/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Mental Health Practitioner will provide direct patient care in UCLA Health’s Neuropsychiatric Hospital, supporting adults with acute mental health needs focused on OCD. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and interdisciplinary team, the practitioner will help implement and evaluate treatment plans, monitor patient progress, support daily care, facilitate therapeutic activities, and contribute to individualized care planning in a safe therapeutic environment.
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Description
Join our Neuropsychiatric Hospital and become part of a multidisciplinary team committed to supporting individuals experience acute mental health needs focusing on OCD. In this role, you will provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and interdisciplinary team, helping implement and evaluate established treatment plans while supporting a safe and therapeutic environment. You will collaborate closely with nurses and other healthcare professions to monitory patient progress, support daily care needs, facilitate therapeutic activities, and contribute to individualized patient care planning. Key responsibilities:
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Provide direct patient care in accordance with established nursing care plans and medical orders
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Monitor and report changes in patient behavior, appearance, symptoms, and overall condition
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Support therapeutic programming through individual, small group, and large group activities
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Assist with activities of daily living and therapeutic milieu management
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Document patient observations, interventions, and clinical outcomes accurately and timely
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Collaborate with nurses and interdisciplinary team members to support patient treatment goals
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Assist in maintaining a safe environment and respond appropriately to behavioral health emergencies
Please note: this is a part-time position
Salary range: $32.74/hr - $42.23/hrQualifications
Bachelor's degree in Behavioral sciences or related field and 3 years experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting ORMaster's degree and 2 years of experience in a psychiatric inpatient setting or equivalent Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red CrossKnowledge of group dynamics and therapeutic group processesKnowledge of psychological functioning and behavioral changeKnowledge of therapeutic communication techniquesUnderstanding of multidisciplinary healthcare team collaborationAbility to assess, observe, and report patient behavior and concernsKnowledge of managing assaultive behavior and utilizing appropriate safety interventionsAbility to develop, implement, and evaluate patient-focused activities and therapeutic programmingStrong verbal and written communication skills
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,850 open Behavioral Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$32.74–42.23/hr
- California median$28–34/hr62 hourly ranges
- US median$24–32/hr755 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $37.49/hr, is 23% above the California median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the middle half of Behavioral Health hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 93 open Behavioral Health jobs in California and 1,850 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Sutter Health18 open
- Maxim Healthcare10 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Behavioral Health postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,006 postings).
- Education
- 677 of the 1,850 open Behavioral Health jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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