Behavioral Health Technician
Compensation
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Job Description
Full Time, Behavioral Health Technician position, 2 South
St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester in Harrison, New York is seeking a dynamic, experienced Behavioral Health Technician for a full time position; shifts on our inpatient behavioral health and chemical dependency rehabilitation units. You will work in collaboration with our exceptional nursing leadership and multidisciplinary treatment team. Behavioral Health experience and High School Diploma or Equivalency preferred.
Physical Demands: Sitting and standing for long periods of time, bending, lifting and pushing may be required; mobility within the department is expected.
Extended periods working with computers.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Technician will work in collaboration with nursing leadership and a multidisciplinary treatment team to provide care. Responsibilities include supporting patients in inpatient behavioral health and chemical dependency rehabilitation units.
Requirements
Candidates should have behavioral health experience and a High School Diploma or Equivalency. The role requires the ability to perform physical tasks such as sitting, standing, bending, lifting, and pushing.
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Behavioral Health median $52k (middle half $43k–$54k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New York index 107.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in New York | 9 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All behavioral health listings in New York | 15 active | 1,595 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 74% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 861 in the last 30 days | 503 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend (all specialties) | +8.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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- On-site
About St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester
Living in Harrison
- Typical market rent
- $3,455/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.