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Acadiana Treatment Center
United States · Remote OK

Behavioral Health Associate (BHA)

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $13 /hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 8mo ago

Job Description

We offer a full suite of benefits ranging from:

  • Competitive hourly rates
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • HSA & FSA
  • Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D
  • Disability
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan - with company match
  • Employee Assistance Program/Employee Discount Program

Pay Range

  • Starting at $13, plus shift differential

Flexible hours available for [Full time, Part time, or PRN] for [Day, night, overnight]

  • 6am - 6pm (Day Shift)
  • 6pm - 6am (Night Shift)

Behavioral Health Associate Responsibilities

  • Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive, and structured environment.
  • Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15 minute intervals.
  • Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.
  • Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors, and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
  • Engage patients in interactions, group therapy and activities designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals and increase therapeutic coping skills.
  • Complete and maintain required documentation. Complete paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place on the unit.

Job Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Associate is responsible for ensuring patient well-being by maintaining a positive and structured environment, conducting regular safety checks, and documenting clinical information accurately. This role also involves engaging patients in activities and therapy sessions to support treatment goals and communicating significant observations to nursing staff.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent education to be considered for this position. The role requires interacting with patients, observing behaviors, and completing necessary unit documentation.

Key Skills

Behavior ObservationCommunicationIncident Reporting

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% have no call, 63% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.8 / 10 · above average in behavioral healthranked against 1,195 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$22k–$27kBehavioral Health median $41k (middle half $40k–$47k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 73% no call · 63% no weekends40 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 listings844 in the last 30 days474 the 30 days before (+78%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend+13.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,195 Behavioral Health listings); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 21 employers
12
<$45k
9
$45k-55k
2
$55k-65k
1
$72k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
31%
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
13%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Behavioral Health Technician - Float Pool

Essentia Health · Duluth, Minnesota

$23.28-$34.63/hr
#2

Behavioral Health Technician

Centurion Health · Taylorville, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#3

Therapeutic Recreation Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

$23-$27/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician

$16-$25/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health listings

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off
HSA & FSA
Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D
Disability
401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
Employee Assistance Program/Employee Discount Program