No salary listed — similar Behavioral Health Tech roles pay ~$37k (median of 84 jobs)

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Lifepoint Health
Louisburg, North Carolina

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time
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About the Role

Behavioral health technician role. Under nursing supervision, provides direct patient care and maintains a safe therapeutic environment. Louisburg, NC.

Join Lifepoint Health as a Behavioral Health Technician – Louisburg, NC in Louisburg, North Carolina, United States.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

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Key Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care and assists with diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions under nursing supervision. Observes patient behavior, documents changes in condition, and performs crisis intervention to ensure a safe environment.

Requirements

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a CNA license. Candidates must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) and Handle with Care (HWC) certifications within 45 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
High school

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient careCritical thinkingCrisis interventionDiagnostic proceduresTherapeutic interventionsObservationDocumentationSafety maintenanceCommunicationDecision making

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 28% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Behavioral Health Tech roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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