Behavioral Health Associate 1

Behavioral Health Tech Top 25% in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech)Full-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job description

Join Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry as a Behavioral Health Associate – Patient Safety Focus in Ohio. Ask your recruiter about EarnIn, our Next Day Pay Benefit! Get paid – AS you work ​PURPOSE STATEMENT: Responsible for providing personal care services to patients at the facility under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer services.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred. LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
  • CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry as a Behavioral Health Associate – Patient Safety Focus.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient CareSafety MonitoringClinical DocumentationCrisis De-escalationVital Signs MonitoringPatient EducationBehavioral ObservationFirst AidPatient Transport

Psychiatry Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 30% 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).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 4 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Associate 1 at Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 184 active Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc.

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 184 active roles in this specialty

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
24%
Sign-on bonus
10%
PSLF eligible
10%
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech)

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About Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry

Hospitals and Health Care
Columbus, Ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Next Day Pay Benefit (EarnIn)