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Athens, Tennessee

Behavioral Health Technician

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Job Description

Behavioral Health Technician

Shift: PRN

Your Experience Matters

Starr Regional Medical Center-Etowah Campus 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 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.

About Us

Starr Regional Medical Center- Etowah Campus is a home to an emergency department, outpatient services, an 88-bed skilled and long-term care nursing home, a senior care program and wound care center.

How You’ll Contribute

A Behavioral Health Tech who excels in this role performs patient care activities in accordance with applicable scopes and standards of practice. They support nursing staff and contribute to a safe, comfortable, and compassionate patient experience. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Providing direct patient care including bathing, grooming, feeding, ambulation, and repositioning.
  • Assisting nursing staff with vital signs, specimen collection, and routine observations and report changes in patient condition promptly.
  • Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized patient environment.
  • Supporting patient mobility and safety using appropriate techniques and equipment.
  • Documenting care provided in accordance with department standards.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent work experience required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 45 days of hire
  • Handle with Care (HWC) required within 45 days of hire
  • CNA certification preferred

Why Join Us?

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:

  • 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.

To see our full benefits and how WE invest in YOU, use the link below:

Total Rewards | Lifepoint Health Careers

EEOC Statement

Starr Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Starr Regional Medical Center 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

The Behavioral Health Technician performs direct patient care activities, including bathing, feeding, and mobility support, while assisting nursing staff with vital signs and specimen collection. They are also responsible for maintaining a safe, clean environment and documenting care in accordance with department standards.

Key Skills

Vital signs monitoringPatient mobility supportDocumentationSafety protocolsCompassionate careCommunication

Psychiatry Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

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

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Work-Life Balance Distribution31 jobs · 22 employers

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 153 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Athens

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,097/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs
Free gym memberships
Virtual care appointments
Mental health services
Discount programs
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities