No salary listed — similar Behavioral Health Tech roles pay ~$41k (median of 18 jobs)

3.9/10 work-life score · Above average in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,077 active roles in this specialty

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Saint Luke's Health System
Smithville, Missouri

Behavioral Health Tech

Behavioral Health Tech Above average in Behavioral HealthNo weekendsFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time Behavioral Health Tech on night shift in Smithville, MO. Provide patient care and support under RN supervision.

Join Saint Luke's Health System as a Behavioral Health Tech – Night Shift in Smithville, Missouri. ​ Assists in providing a safe and therapeutic milieu environment for all patients in compliance with agency policies and procedures. Observes reports and records patient behaviors under the supervision of RN.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Saint Luke's Health System in Smithville, Missouri.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Tech assists in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patients while observing and documenting behaviors. They also implement behavioral interventions and facilitate educational or treatment-focused groups under supervision.

Requirements

Candidates must have less than one year of applicable experience. The role requires the ability to work night shifts and potentially undergo training for medication administration.

Key Skills

Patient observationBehavioral interventionTreatment plan implementationGroup facilitationMedication administrationDocumentationCrisis managementTherapeutic milieu maintenance

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% 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 Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.9/10 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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