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Omaha, Nebraska

Behavioral Health Technician / BH Crisis Assessment - PT Nights

Behavioral Health TechPart-Time

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Job Description

Schedule: Nights - Thurs/Fri

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued.

Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Provides care for the comfort, safety and personal needs of patients, acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of patients, provides empathic, active listening skills, engagement and support, case management and ensures a recovery oriented environment throughout the unit. In addition, provides indirect unit support needs related to supplies and equipment.

Essential Functions

  • - Connects with new participants, on site or while the participant is incarcerated or hospitalized, to obtain referral information and necessary solutions
  • Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
  • Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
  • Assesses emergency situations, notifies supervisor of actual or potential challenges, exercises judgment in stressful conditions and responds calmly and quickly.
  • Completes clinical documentation as required.
  • Develops and maintains community resources for education, information and referrals appropriate to participant’s needs.
  • Understands and adheres to organization’s compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • Communicate with other team members on care plan as an active team member
  • Provide assistance to nurses with accompanying patients to the rest room when needed
  • Proactively utilizes de-escalation techniques to prevent harm.
  • Assist with linen changes and room/unit restocking
  • Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)

Education Qualifications

  • High School Diploma Or GED Required

Experience Qualifications

  • Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety
  • Basic computer skills
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to document per regulatory guidelines
  • Effective communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

  • Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association Upon Hire Required and
  • Safety-Care Specialist within 60 Days Required

Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care, advocacy, and support in a recovery-oriented environment while assisting with unit operations and clinical documentation. Proactively utilizes de-escalation techniques and collaborates with the healthcare team to ensure patient safety and comfort.

Requirements

Requires a High School Diploma or GED and previous healthcare student or work experience. Candidates must hold Basic Life Support certification and obtain Safety-Care Specialist certification within 60 days.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Behavioral healthCrisis assessmentPatient advocacyLife skills trainingEmergency responseProblem solving

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 30% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $95k (middle half $88k–$105k)346 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNebraska index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Nebraska8 active1,295 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% no call · 30% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 25 employers
4
<$40k
11
$40k-45k
9
$45k-50k
5
$52k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
17%
Sign-on bonus
9%
PSLF eligible
4%

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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 1,295 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$278k
Typical market rent
$1,389/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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