Behavioral Health Technician
Compensation
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Job Description
NaphCare is hiring a Behavioral Health Technicians just like you to join our team at the Arizona Department of Corrections - Lewis facility located in Buckeye, AZ!
Join a reputable family-owned healthcare technology company with a 35-year legacy of providing quality healthcare to correctional facilities nationwide. Be part of our dynamic team of 6000+ employees, enjoy competitive pay, exceptional benefits, and dedicated corporate support for your success.
Join us in our mission to deliver proactive, patient-focused healthcare by partnering with correctional facilities across the nation.
NaphCare Full Time Benefits
- Prescriptions free of charge through our health plan
- Health, dental & vision insurance that starts day one!
- We offer low-cost benefits to our employees and their families
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) services
- 401K and Roth with company contribution that starts day one!
- Tuition Assistance
- Referral bonuses
- On-site education
- Free Continuing Education!
- Term life insurance at no cost to the employee
Generous Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
NaphCare has a partnership with NetCE that provides CEU/CME for our staff. NetCE uses a rigorous peer review process to ensure that all activities and content are up to date. This service streamlines continuing education for all NaphCare Employees to meet state specific requirements for maintaining licensing.
With NaphCare, you'll play a critical role in our continuing mission to be the leading provider of quality healthcare in the correctional industry. If you want a career that will make a difference, choose the company that is different.
At NaphCare, we prioritize your growth and offer internal promotion opportunities. We actively support our employees in pursuing advancement and leadership roles within the company.
Qualifications for Behavioral Health Technicians
- High School Diploma or GED
- Possess basic computer skills
- Must show current tuberculosis documentation
Active CPR Certification
We know you may have questions before applying. If you would like to speak with me to learn more about this position and NaphCare, please first apply directly to the position to initiate the application process, then send an email with resume to william.johnson@naphcare.com and we will be in touch.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
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Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Technician will provide proactive, patient-focused healthcare within a correctional facility environment. They will work as part of a dynamic team to deliver quality care and support the facility's healthcare mission.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Behavioral Health median $43k (middle half $39k–$49k)88 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Arizona index 100.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Arizona | 79 active | 1,209 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 80% no call · 38% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Arizona healthcare professional listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus · 2% offer loan repayment102 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 821 in the last 30 days | 547 the 30 days before (+50%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | +9.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs
35 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
23 jobsAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
21 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$20-$24/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,193 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- On-site
Benefits & Perks
Living in Buckeye
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $363k
- Typical market rent
- $1,978/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.