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Conroe, Texas

Behavioral Health Technician II

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting3-day week · 3×12s

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Job Description

Your Experience Matters

Woodland Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Behavioral Health Technician II joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

We’re committed to a culture of safety and engagement, making Woodland Springs a place where people want to work. We see our team as a big family -- and it's always growing.

How You’ll Contribute

A Behavioral Health Technician II who excels in this delivers direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse to individuals with psychiatric or substance use disorders, supports the therapeutic milieu, contributes to treatment planning, and serves as a role model and mentor for other staff.

  • Provide patient care tasks delegated by the RN, including taking vital signs, collecting specimens, documenting care, facilitating group education, and monitoring patients.
  • Demonstrate effective milieu management and accompany patients to meals, breaks, off‑unit visits, and appointments.
  • Report medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with admissions, including belongings inventory, visitation, and vital signs.
  • Document property at admission and discharge, conduct safety checks, and promote a clean, therapeutic environment.
  • Encourage patients with activities of daily living and facilitate or co‑facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups.
  • Apply crisis intervention and de‑escalation techniques and maintain knowledge of program policies and procedures.
  • Provide orientation and mentorship to new staff members, serve as a preceptor, and train colleagues on group facilitation and maintaining a therapeutic milieu.
  • Employ therapeutic communication, assess patient needs related to chemical dependency, and document plans of care from admission through discharge.
  • Participate in treatment planning as part of the interdisciplinary team and perform other duties as assigned.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

  • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
  • Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum of one year of experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred.
  • Licenses: CPR and de-escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.

Schedule: 3x12, Nights (7p-7a), rotating weekends

Why Join Us

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do.

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More about Woodland Springs in Conroe, TX

Woodland Springs is a behavioral health hospital located in Conroe, Texas. We provide inpatient and outpatient programming for those facing mental health and addiction challenges. Our programs offer caring, compassionate treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.

Programs include inpatient mental health and addiction treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).

EEOC Statement

Woodland Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Woodland Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care to individuals with psychiatric or substance use disorders under RN supervision. Responsibilities include monitoring patients, facilitating therapeutic groups, and mentoring new staff members.

Requirements

Preferred high school diploma or GED and at least one year of experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility. CPR and de-escalation certifications are required within 30 days of hire.

Key Skills

Vital Signs MonitoringPatient DocumentationSpecimen CollectionPsychiatric Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician II at Lifepoint Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,195 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in behavioral healthranked against 1,195 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $36k (middle half $35k–$40k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Texas63 active1,228 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 68% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS 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 listings861 in the last 30 days503 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−1.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,195 Behavioral Health listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
10%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) with Company Match
Tuition Assistance

Living in Conroe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,567/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
None
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.