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Naphcare
Tucson, Arizona

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) - Part Time Weekend Days

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsPart-Time

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Job Description

NaphCare is hiring a Behavioral Health Technician just like you to join our team at the Pima County Detention Center located in Tucson, Arizona. We currentlty have a Part Time Weekend Days position available!

NaphCare is a family owned, healthcare technology company that has been delivering high quality healthcare to correctional facilities across the nation for over 35 years. Come join our team of over 5000 employees and growing! NaphCare pays well, offers outstanding benefits, and has an incredibly engaged corporate support team to make sure you have what you need to be truly excellent at what you do.

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.

We support your growth and internal promotion. Once hired, we encourage our employees to continue to seek opportunities for advancement and leadership.

*New grads are encouraged to apply - we'll train you in the exciting field of correctional healthcare!*

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for Behavioral Health Technicians

  • Provision of life skills training to groups or individual patients as assigned.
  • Engagement in active treatment programming.
  • Provision of daily documentation of type of services provided and number of patients participating.
  • Monitor patients during scheduled and free time activities to minimize episodes of out-of-control behavior.
  • Interact with patients in socially appropriate manner to include involvement in activities or games.
  • Participation in unit treatment team planning.
  • Documentation of critical incidents and treatment progress in patient's medical record.
  • Participation in unit morning report.
  • Participation in monthly unit staff meetings.
  • Provide support to therapist.
  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
  • Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Qualifications for Behavioral Health Technicians:

High school diploma or equivalent. Associates degree preferred.

Ability to effectively interact with institutional and clinical staff.

We know you may have questions before applying. To speak to a recruiter directly, email your questions and/or resume to justin.daniels@naphcare.com with the position and location you’re interested in.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Patient monitoringTreatment planningCrisis interventionClinical support

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution30 jobs · 23 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
45% this job
Sign-on bonus
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,258 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$322k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Naphcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Birmingham, AL
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
CEU/CME via NetCE
Internal Promotion Opportunities