Behavioral Health Technician - BHT

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

Job Type: Full Time | Days

Schedule: 3x12, Days, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Your experience matters

El Dorado Springs Behavioral Health is a 106-bed behavioral health hospital
located in Tucson, Arizona, offering private and semi-private patient
accommodations. As part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery
network, El Dorado Springs is committed to its mission of making communities
healthier® through high-quality acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral
health services provided in communities across the nation.

More about our team

At El Dorado Springs, our team is dedicated to delivering compassionate,
patient-centered care in a safe and therapeutic environment. Whether you are
beginning your healthcare career or advancing to your next professional
milestone, your experience matters. From your first day, you'll be supported
with opportunities for growth, collaboration, and meaningful work that
positively impacts the lives of our patients, their families, and the community
we serve.

How you'll contribute

A Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) who excels in this role:

* Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks,
safety monitoring, contraband searches, and one on one supervision as needed.
* Perform delegated tasks such as taking vital signs, collecting specimens,
documenting care, assisting with group education, and monitoring patients.
* Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals,
breaks, off‑unit visits, and appointments.
* Report all medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with
admissions, including belongings inventory and vital signs.
* Document patient property at admission and discharge and conduct unit safety
checks each shift to ensure a clean, therapeutic environment.
* Encourage or assist patients with activities of daily living and facilitate
or co‑facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups using established
guidelines.
* Apply crisis intervention and de‑escalation techniques as needed and maintain
knowledge of program protocols.
* Orient new staff members to the unit, document in the medical record
according to policy, provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team, comply
with OSHA and CDC specimen guidelines, and perform other duties as assigned.

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

* 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.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED and Previous experience in a
psychiatric health‑care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis,
psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred. Applicant must be at least 21
years of age or older. 

Additional requirements include

* Certifications: CPR and de‑escalation certification required within 30 days
of hire.
* Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility with
chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients
preferred.
* Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.

More about El Dorado Springs Behavioral Health 

El Dorado Springs Behavioral Health is a behavioral health hospital located in
Tucson, Arizona, providing acute inpatient and outpatient mental health and
substance use treatment for adults and seniors across Southern Arizona. 

The hospital offers a full continuum of care, including inpatient psychiatric
stabilization, medically assisted detox (MAT), Partial Hospitalization Program
(PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). These programs are designed to
support individuals experiencing acute mental health symptoms, substance use
disorders, or co‑occurring conditions in a safe, structured environment.

El Dorado Springs features a state‑of‑the‑art facility with over 100 private and
semi‑private rooms, providing a secure and therapeutic setting focused on
comfort, dignity, and healing. Patients receive 24/7 medically supervised care,
evidence‑based therapy, medication management, and comprehensive discharge and
aftercare planning.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by CMS, El Dorado Springs
Behavioral Health is committed to delivering relationship‑centered,
evidence‑based care that improves outcomes and supports long‑term recovery. 

Driven by a mission to help individuals regain stability and wellness, our
multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to provide compassionate care while
fostering a supportive, safety‑focused workplace culture for our staff and
patients alike.

EEOC Statement

" El Dorado Springs Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. El
Dorado Springs Behavioral Health 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.