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Olathe, Kansas

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Behavioral Health Tech (BHT)

Job Type: Full Time | Days

Schedule: 3x12, Days (7a-7p), Rotating Weekends

Your experience matters

Cottonwood Springs Is Part of Lifepoint Health

[https://lifepointhealth.net/locations], a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Behavioral Health Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Cottonwood Springs is a 108-bed behavioral health facility offering adult mental health and substance use treatment services. The facility includes four 24-bed units (Meadows, Sunrise, Cedars, and Prairie) and one 12-bed unit (Sunflower), specializing in depression, anxiety, psychosis, thought disorders, and substance detoxification.

Cottonwood Springs fosters a trauma-informed, team-centered culture where RNs and BHTs work collaboratively and are equally valued. Employees are recognized through the Weekly All-Star Program, and many stay because of the strong sense of teamwork and support. The facility also promotes career growth, with several BHTs advancing into leadership and clinical roles across the organization.

How you'll contribute

A Behavioral Health Tech who excels in this role:

Responsible for supporting the therapeutic milieu under the direction of the RN, by ensuring that the schedule/program is consistently delivered, patients are supervised, that safety is maintained, and patients and guests are treated with respect and dignity.

At Cottonwood Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Behavioral Health Technician joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve

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

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • CPR and de‑escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.
  • Previous experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred.
  • 1 year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting.

More About Cottonwood Springs

Cottonwood Springs is a mental health and addiction treatment center, offering highly specialized inpatient and outpatient services for adults and their families.

We are a part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

We provide treatment services to those suffering from the devastating effects of mental illness and addiction. We believe long-term recovery can be a reality.

EEOC Statement

"Cottonwood Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottonwood Springs 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.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician supports the therapeutic milieu by ensuring the daily schedule is delivered and patients are properly supervised. They maintain a safe environment while treating all patients and guests with respect and dignity.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent and obtain CPR and de-escalation certification within 30 days of hire. One year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient supervisionTherapeutic milieu supportSafety maintenanceMental health supportTrauma-informed carePsychiatric careChemical dependency supportDual diagnosis supportGeriatric patient careCollaborationDocumentationPatient advocacy

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

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Salary Distribution30 jobs · 25 employers

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution37 jobs · 25 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

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$26.91-$28.58/hr
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$26.91-$28.58/hr
#3

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$25/hr
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$20-$25/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Olathe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$359k
Typical market rent
$1,810/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Higher education and certification tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package and company match