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Chester, Pennsylvania

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

KeyStone Center, located in Chester, Pennsylvania, offers substance use disorder and dual diagnosis treatment for adults. We are located five miles south of the Philadelphia Airport, making our facility an easy location to travel to and from, for out-of-state treatment options and visitors.

Visit us online at: keystonecenter.net

The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for the monitoring all detox patients throughout shift. Additional responsibilities may include general office management of files, ordering supplies, arranging internal consultations and off campus diagnostic testes. The Behavioral Health Technician works under the direct supervision of the charge nurses, nurse manager and director of nursing.

  • KeyStone offers comprehensive benefits for the Unit Clerk position, such as:
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation. UHS is recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Job Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent. Prefer experience in a chemical dependency and or mental health treatment setting

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Key Skills

Patient monitoringDetox supportFile managementSupply orderingConsultation coordinationDiagnostic test schedulingSubstance use disorder treatment

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 20 employers

6
<$40k
9
$40k-45k
9
$45k-50k
1
$52k
2
$59k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
32%
Sign-on bonus
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$26.91-$28.58/hr
#2

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$26.91-$28.58/hr
#3

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$25/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician (Greenbrook)

$22-$24/hr
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,263 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Chester

Typical market rent
$1,338/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match