Behavioral Health Associate - Nights

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

*Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift/carry up to 100 pounds, push/pull up to 100 pounds, grasp, squeeze, bend, stoop, twist, crouch, squat, kneel, crawl, reach, repetitive arm/wrist/hand use, walk on uneven surfaces, stand, walk in order to ensure the safety of patients and staff.

Shifts and Hours

6:00pm to 6:30am with rotating weekends!

Shift differentials are available for night and weekend shifts.

Essential Functions

  • Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer services.
  • 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, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.
  • Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.
  • Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, significant others and staff.
  • Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
  • May oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
  • May obtain patient's vital signs, height and weight as assigned and document in patient record.
  • Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
  • Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
  • Complete and maintain required documentation. Assist with follow-up and paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place in the facility.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Associate is responsible for ensuring patient safety through regular checks and providing a positive, structured environment, while also interacting with patients and communicating observations to nursing staff. This role involves assisting patients with daily living activities, obtaining vital signs, and facilitating educational-rehabilitative groups.

Requirements

Candidates must meet significant physical requirements, including the ability to lift up to 100 pounds and perform various physical movements necessary for patient safety. Essential functions include timely and accurate documentation, conducting safety checks, and engaging patients in activities aligned with treatment goals.

Key Skills

Customer ServiceBehavior ObservationVital Signs MeasurementGroup FacilitationRehabilitationIncident Reporting

Psychiatry Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Associate - Nights at Acadiana Treatment Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 152 active Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Acadiana Treatment Center

Mental Health Care
Sunset, Louisiana
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Shift differentials for night and weekend shifts