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South Point, Ohio

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

SUMMARY:

A behavioral health technician is expected to understand and implement individual treatment plans, record patient behavior, and provide a safe, supportive environment for the patients. The BHT will be responsible for stabilizing members from imminent danger.

The BHT will use group therapy to treat members with cognitive impairment or other impairments, which are unable to utilize community-based treatment. Group will be led by the BHT and will build off the professional therapies that happened in the group before it.

This will be done in a repetitive fashion to ensure the information is retained by the members with cognitive distortions and developmentally delayed issues. The BHT will be responsible for monitoring the behavior of these members on a 24/7 basis due to them being cognitively impaired or developmental delayed.

Their job may also include mediating or restricting any disruptive behavior. Some of the most important skills required for this field include interpersonal and observational skills, along with physical stamina.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Participate in client treatment plans and record patient behavior

Provide safe and supportive environment for patients

Stabalize and de-escalation members in any danger

Mediating and restriction of disruptive behavior

Participate in Group Therapy based on members needs

Monitor behavior in 24/7 basis

Interpersonal and observation skills

Qualifications

Experience in the Behavioral Health Field

Must have demonstrated extensive experience in the treatment and care of men and women who have mental health, substance abuse or trauma related issues and/or children who have experienced these issues or child abuse/neglect.

Our Mission

Centered in compassion and excellence, we serve to save lives while nurturing stronger and healthier communities for our persons served, employees, and families.

Core Values

Moral, Ethical and Behavioral Guidelines

Family: OVP Health is proud to be a family-owned company. We hold ourselves to the highest standards: the family values that are passed from generation to generation. However, at OVP Health we also believe that our coworkers, our persons served and our community are family. That means we will always treat you like family, no matter what health struggle you're facing.

Quality: In an ever-changing health care industry, our commitment to consistent, high-quality care has been the same since day one. Our highly trained physicians and nurses are constantly striving to provide the latest, most advanced care and treatment to persons served.

Our medication-assisted treatment program is fully accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). In everything we do, our goal is to provide persons served and their loved ones with the highest level of care possible.

Community

At OVP Health, we believe in giving back. And our commitment to improving the communities we serve doesn't stop at providing high-quality medical care. After work and on weekends, OVP Health employees can be found volunteering in the community, and we are proud to support a number of nonprofit groups in the areas we serve.

Integrity: Ethical, responsible health care is a nonnegotiable at OVP Health. We treat our coworkers, our persons served and our communities with honesty, truest and respect and hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Earning a patient's trust and loyalty is our greatest reward.

EEO Statement

OVP Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

In addition to federal law requirements, OVP Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

OVP Health expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper inference with the ability of OVP Health employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Location: South Point, Ohio

Department: Recovery Center Counseling

Employment Type: Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Mid-level

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for implementing individual treatment plans, recording patient behavior, and maintaining a safe, supportive environment, including stabilizing members from imminent danger. This role involves leading group therapy sessions repetitively to ensure retention for members with cognitive impairments and monitoring behavior on a 24/7 basis.

Licensure & Certifications

Candidates must have experience in the behavioral health field, demonstrating extensive experience treating men, women, or children dealing with mental health, substance abuse, or trauma-related issues. Essential requirements include strong interpersonal and observational skills, along with the necessary physical stamina for the role.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Interpersonal SkillsTreatment Plan ImplementationBehavior RecordingPatient StabilizationGroup Therapy LeadershipBehavior MonitoringBehavior MediationBehavior Restriction

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

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

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $40k (middle half $33k–$42k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Ohio44 active1,300 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 34% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Behavioral Health pay trend−5.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 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.

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Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 23 employers
6
<$40k
7
$40k-45k
8
$45k-50k
3
$52k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
22%
Sign-on bonus
4%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$16-$25/hr
#2

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$20-$25/hr
#3

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#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 1,302 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About OVP Health

Medical Practices
Huntington, WV
51-200 employees

Living in South Point

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$176k
Median resident rent
$872/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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