Mental Health Associate
Boonton Township, NJFull-time$20–27/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Mental Health Associate provides inpatient behavioral health support under the direction and supervision of nursing staff. The role assists with patient care, therapeutic interventions, observations, and emotional support for patients across age groups. It also contributes to a safe therapeutic environment, communicates patient information to the supervising RN, and monitors treatment progress. A bachelor’s degree and current BCLS are required; prior mental health experience and familiarity with medical and psychological terminology are preferred.
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Overview
At Saint Clare's Health, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Saint Clare's Health is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!
Saint Clare's Health includes CMS 5-Star Rated hospitals and is an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations. The hospitals have received multiple quality awards including Leapfrog “A” ratings for patient safety; Healthgrades recognition for orthopedic surgery, treatment of stroke, heart care, various surgical procedures, and more. For information, visitwww.saintclares.com.
Responsibilities
Mental Health Associate - Inpatient: Under the direction and supervision of the Charge RN, RN, or LVN assist the licensed nursing staff in providing and documenting patient care including assistance with activities of daily living. Performs therapeutic interventions with clients, such as group therapy, one-on-one counseling, or crisis intervention. Supports the unit functions and maintains a safe, therapeutic and clean environment for patients, visitors and co-workers; functions as an integral part of the interdisciplinary care team and communicates pertinent patient information to the supervising RN. Performs some clerical duties as assigned and provides basic nursing care for the children, adolescents, adult, and geriatric patients. Utilizes education to provide designated group modality to patients and individual observations to assigned patients to assist them to learn new coping skills, identify issues that cause conflict in relationships and develop strategies for resolving conflicts. Provides emotional support to patients during difficult times by listening to their concerns, empathizing with their feelings, and helping them find solutions to their problems. Monitors patients’ progress throughout treatment to ensure that they are compliant with their plans and provides pertinent team meeting information. Performs responsibilities within the guidelines of the Nursing Structure Standards, Hospital/Nursing Policy, and state regulatory and accrediting requirements.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
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Bachelor’s Degree Required
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Current BCLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
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Behavioral Violence Prevention within 6 months of hire and maintain current annually.
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One (1) year prior mental health experience preferred.
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Familiarity with medical and psychological terminology preferred.
Pay Transparency
Saint Clare's Health offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $20.00 to $27.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf
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FacilitySt. Clare's - Boonton
LocationUS-NJ-Boonton Township
ID2026-281664
CategoryBusiness Professional
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftNights
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 1,772 open Behavioral Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–27/hr
- New Jersey median$24–28/hr43 hourly ranges
- US median$24–30/hr643 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $23.50/hr, is 6% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Behavioral Health hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 60 open Behavioral Health jobs in New Jersey and 1,772 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Prime Healthcare (this employer)11 open
- Hackensack Meridian Health7 open
- Care Plus NJ5 open
- Experience
- Behavioral Health postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (889 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 679 of the 1,772 open Behavioral Health jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 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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