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Dublin, Ohio

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechPart-Time

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Job Description

Your experience matters

Columbus Springs Dublin is part of Lifepoint Health

[https://lifepointhealth.net/locations], a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Columbus Springs Dublin is a behavioral health hospital located in Dublin, OH, a suburb in the northwest area of Columbus, OH. We provide inpatient programming for those facing mental health and addiction challenges.

How you’ll contribute

A Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) who excels in this role:

  • Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks, safety monitoring, contraband searches, and one‑on‑one supervision as needed.
  • Perform delegated tasks such as taking vital signs, collecting specimens, documenting care, assisting with group education, and monitoring patients.
  • Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, off‑unit visits, and appointments.
  • Report all medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with admissions, including belongings inventory and vital signs.
  • Document patient property at admission and discharge and conduct unit safety checks each shift to ensure a clean, therapeutic environment.
  • Encourage or assist patients with activities of daily living and facilitate or co‑facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups using established guidelines.
  • Apply crisis intervention and de‑escalation techniques as needed and maintain knowledge of program protocols.
  • Orient new staff members to the unit, document in the medical record according to policy, provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team, comply with OSHA and CDC specimen guidelines, and perform other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.  Must be able to work in a stressful

environment and take appropriate action:

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred.
  • Previous experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred.
  • CPR and de‑escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.

Schedule: Part - time Night Shift

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Connect with a Recruiter

Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Kassy Snipes by emailing kassy.snipes1@lifepointhealth.net [kassy.snipes1@lifepointhealth.net].

More About Columbus Springs Dublin

Columbus Springs Dublin is a 72-bed behavioral health hospital located in Columbus, OH.  We provide high-quality compassionate care for those facing mental health and addiction challenges.  Programs include 24/7 crisis care and assessment, inpatient mental health and addiction treatment, Patrial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)

EEOC Statement

“Columbus Springs Dublin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Columbus Springs Dublin is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for maintaining a safe therapeutic environment through patient monitoring, safety checks, and crisis intervention. They also perform delegated clinical tasks such as taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, and documenting patient care.

Requirements

Applicants should possess critical thinking skills and the ability to work in a stressful environment with minimal supervision. A high school diploma or GED is preferred, and candidates should have or be willing to obtain CPR and de-escalation certifications.

Key Skills

Patient safety monitoringVital signs measurementDocumentationPsychiatric supportAddiction treatment supportTherapeutic milieu managementSpecimen collectionInterdisciplinary collaborationActivities of daily living assistanceAdmissions processing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician at Lifepoint Health 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 1,225 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dublin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$492k
Typical market rent
$1,828/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Loan Assistance
401(k) with Company Match