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Chicago, Illinois

Mental Health Tech - Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health TechIncludes callFull-time

Compensation

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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

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).

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

What does the Psychiatry market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in behavioral health tech rolesranked against 1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $47k (middle half $44k–$58k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Illinois6 active114 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 74% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychiatry listings1,316 in the last 30 days923 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
8
<$40k
13
$40k-50k
4
$50k-60k
0
$60k-70k
1
$72k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
23%
Sign-on bonus
9%
PSLF eligible
9%
Loan repayment
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Behavioral Health Technician - Float Pool

Essentia Health · Duluth, Minnesota

$23.28-$34.63/hr
#2

Behavioral Health Technician

Centurion Health · Taylorville, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#3

Therapeutic Recreation Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

$23-$27/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician

$16-$25/hr
+ 35 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 114 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$354k
Typical market rent
$2,311/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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