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Edinburg, Texas

Behavioral Health Tech FT - Behavioral

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Mental Health Technician – Tier I provides direct care, monitoring, assistance, and advocacy for behavioral health clients and support to professional staff by performing a wide variety of duties. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • 1. Ability to communicate effectively, utilizing both written and verbal skills
  • 2. Compassionate and understanding
  • Willingness to be crossed trained to other areas.

4. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

Education / Licensure

1. High School diploma, GED or Higher Education required.

2. Must obtain Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) certification within 90 days of starting unit orientation (training provided).

3. Current BLS upon hire or acquire within 30 days of employment and current thereafter.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Direct Patient CarePatient MonitoringPatient AdvocacyWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationBasic Life Support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Tech FT - Behavioral at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health Tech roles — ranked against 1,570 active Behavioral Health Tech roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Clinical Psychology Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 23 employers

3
<$35k
5
$35k-40k
9
$40k-45k
8
$45k-50k
4
$50k+

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution36 jobs · 23 employers

0
1-2
0
3-4
1
5-6
35
7-8
0
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Behavioral Health Technician at Hill (83693)

Centurion Health · Galesburg, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#2

Behavioral Health Technician (83534)

Centurion Health · Pontiac, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#3

Behavioral Health Technician - Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (83704)

$25/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Associate I

$20-$25/hr
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health Tech roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,570 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Edinburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,029/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Training Provided
CPI Certification