Behavioral Health Specialist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
This position will be responsible for providing direct patient care to all developmental populations which includes maintaining milieu/patient safety, providing skill building educational groups, and observing patient behavior/and pertinent documentation. Ability to drive PBH vehicles, transport patients, correspondence, mail, materials, cash, checks, and specimens within the hospital complex. Provides supportive services to promote optimal patient care.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma with some college classes preferred.
License & Cert
If assigned to drive company vehicle, a valid driver’s license is required. If assigned to drive personal vehicle, proof of insurance is required in addition to a valid driver’s license. CPR required within 60 days; and NVCI required within 90 days. Addendums are required for 0153 Nurse Leader, 0249 Registry RN, 0252 Registered Nurse, 0235 Advanced Registered Nurse, and 0236 Expert Registered Nurse. To view addendums, go to the job description page on Parkview’s intranet.
Experience
1 year in Mental Health Field, will consider other relevant experience.
Other Qualifications
Must have good verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to lift 50 pounds, assist with 100 pounds.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Specialist provides direct patient care, maintains milieu safety, and facilitates skill-building educational groups. They are also responsible for observing patient behavior, maintaining documentation, and transporting patients and materials within the hospital.
Key Skills
Healthcare Administration Career Context
Of the 50 active Healthcare Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Healthcare Administration median $71k (middle half $64k–$83k)301 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Indiana index 93.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Healthcare Administration listings in Indiana | 22 active | 1,302 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 22% remote · 28% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Healthcare Administration pay trend | −6.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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About Parkview Health
Living in Fort Wayne
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $233k
- Typical market rent
- $1,271/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Fort Wayne, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.