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Chicago, Illinois

Mental Health Tech - Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health TechIncludes callFull-time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

1. Responsible for coordinating care for a group of patients for a designated period to achieve clinical outcomes.

2. Manages hand-off communication with incoming and outgoing shifts; conducts rounds to familiarize self with patients on the unit.

3. Manages the admission process up to the nursing assessment including contraband checks and new patient orientation and the discharge process specific to accurate return of belongings.

4. Routinely provides one to one assistance to assigned patients.

5. Demonstrates the ability to supervise the therapeutic milieu including de-escalation techniques.

6. Participates in department/unit performance improvement activities.

7. Provides assistance with the basic activities of living as required, instructs on all aspects of self-care.

8. Executes directives provided by the charge nurse.

9. Milieu management abilities.

10. Running Behavioral Health groups.

11. Verbal de-escalation skills.

12. CPR certification Required.

13. CPI Required

The hospital prohibits discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Tech is responsible for coordinating patient care, managing the therapeutic milieu, and facilitating behavioral health groups. They also handle admission and discharge processes while providing direct one-to-one assistance to patients.

Requirements

Candidates must possess CPR certification and CPI certification to be considered for this role. The position requires the ability to perform physical tasks related to patient care and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient care coordinationBehavioral health group facilitationAdmission processingDischarge planningClinical documentation

Psychiatry Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 58% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 22.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 24 employers

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<$45k
10
$45k-55k
2
$59k
2
$69k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution38 jobs · 24 employers

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1-2
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5-6
37
7-8
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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Behavioral Health Technician

Guidelight Health · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$26-$33/hr
#2

Virtual Behavioral Health Technician

Guidelight Health · Remote - Nationwide

$28-$33/hr
#3

Behavioral Health Technician at Hill (83693)

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician (83534)

$26.91-$28.58/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 164 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$356k
Typical market rent
$2,342/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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