Auto Offers - Behavioral Health Tech/Aide in Moosic, PA
Listed compensation
$800 weekly
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Job Description
Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking Behavioral Health Aide for multiple travel / contract position in Moosic, PA.
Position Details
- Position Name: Travel Behavioral Health Technician/Aide
- Location: Moosic, Pennsylvania
- Specialty: Psychiatric
- Start Date: ASAP
- Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary
- Contract Length:13 weeks-Accepting travel candidates only
- Pay Rate: $800 weekly Gross pay based on a 40-hour work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
- Unit: Inpatient mental health or behavioral health unit/s
- Shifts available: Nights
- Shift timings: 8 Hours; Nights, 12.00a - 8.30a
Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed, 5 X 8-hr shifts per week, EOW.
Position Requirements
- 6 Months of experience working as CNA/BHT with psych/behavioral health experience in adult/adolescent units
- Strong crisis management and de-escalation skills
- Experience providing therapeutic rapport
- Excellent communication and observation skills
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Physical ability to support patient care, including potential restraint use per policy
- Commitment to trauma-informed care and patient-centered practices
Education, License, and Certification Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent - Required
- CNA or BHT Cert for PA State
- BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required (Can be obtained upon offer)
- HWC Certification -or CPI Certification or Similar - Preferred (Can be obtained during orientation)
Job Description
Responsible for monitoring, observing and reporting client activities while providing structure and support of the clinical person-centered treatment plan.
- Provide assistance with Crisis Management, De-Escalation, and Restraints as needed
- Monitor and record patient vitals, and complete unit rounds as required.
- Provide Therapeutic support
Key Responsibilities
Monitor and report client activities while providing structure and support according to person-centered treatment plans. Assist with crisis management, de-escalation, and recording patient vitals in an inpatient behavioral health unit.
Requirements
Requires a High School Diploma, CNA or BHT certification for PA State, and BLS certification. Candidates must have at least 6 months of experience in psychiatric or behavioral health units for adults or adolescents.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Psychiatry Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$42k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 63% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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