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Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Behavioral Health Technician - Full-Time 8-hour shifts-Evenings

Behavioral Health TechNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18-$24/hr

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Posted 23m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Responsibilities

$4,000 Sign-on bonus with commitment!

Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. If you have a passion for Mental Health Care, Please explore employment options with us!

Website: Highlands Behavioral Health System (uhsinc.com)

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) manages the immediate milieu of patients, facilitates group therapy, aids with activities of daily living, and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment, under the direction and supervision of the Charge Nurse.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Consistently provides supervision for assigned patients.
  • Facilitate psycho-educational groups.
  • Clearly documents observations of patient behavior.
  • Performs basic housekeeping tasks required to maintain patient living areas.
  • Ensures safety of patient at all times.

Benefit & Rewards Highlights

  • Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program.
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:benefits.uhsguest.com
  • Available Shifts: Day: Evening: (3pm - 11:30pm)

Shift Differential Pay: Weekdays (3pm - 11pm): $3.25, weekdays (11pm - 7am): $5.00; weekends (7am - 3pm): $2.00, weekends (3pm - 11pm): $5.00, weekends (11pm - 7am): $7.00.

Retention Bonus: This position is eligible for our retention bonus program (eligible after completion of sign-on bonus); current retention bonus for BHTs is $4,000

*Advancement Opportunities & Incentives - BHT Career Ladder Program: A new BHT must be employed for a 6-month period and will then be introduced to the BHT Career Ladder Program. The BHT can achieve advancement in title and compensation by following the BHT Career Ladder process.

$1 added to base rate of pay if bilingual (must pass a language assessment; eligible to take assessment after completing first 30 days)

Questions or concerns? Contact the Human Resources department at HIGHLANDSBHSHumanResourceContact@uhsinc.com.

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required;
  • Bachelors degree in human services field preferred.
  • Two+ (2+) years of education focused on nursing, psychology, social service, medicine or related field or completion of EMT, CNA, Medical Assistant, Security Training program or equivalent preferred.
  • At least one year relevant experience preferred.
  • Must maintain a valid driver's license in the applicable state.

Additional Requirements

CPR certification within 30 days of employment and successful completion of training in Handle with Care. Certification training may be obtained during new hire orientation.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient SupportClinical Assistance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician - Full-Time 8-hour shifts-Evenings at UHS a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,204 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 5% in behavioral healthranked against 1,204 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$37k–$50kBehavioral Health median $45k (middle half $41k–$52k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$42k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Colorado37 active1,207 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$4k sign-on · loan repaymentUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Behavioral Health listings817 in the last 30 days472 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−3.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,204 Behavioral Health listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,204 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment Program
Medical
Dental
Vision
Prescription Drug Plans
Paid Time Off
401(K) with company match

Living in Highlands Ranch

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$609k
Typical market rent
$2,559/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.