Behavioral Health Associate
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Job Description
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Purpose Statement
This individual is responsible for providing therapeutic assistance to patients and functions as a direct liaison to the Director of Counseling regarding the status of the therapeutic community.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- High School Graduate or equivalent.
- One or more years’ experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
- 6 months experience performing the duties of a BHA II preferred.
- CPR / CPI (Offered at facility).
- Current driver’s license—Good DMV record.
- Knowledge of 12-step recovery programs.
Ability to work with male/female, adult (18-over) substance abuse/dually diagnosed/opiate dependent population. Must be able to work with culturally diverse populations.
Other Functions
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Skill Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- One or more years’ experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
- 6 months experience performing the duties of a BHA2 preferred.
Licenses/Designations/Certifications
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training offered by facility).
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Associate at Wilmington Treatment Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 37 active Addiction Medicine (Behavioral Health Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc.
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