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Harbor Oaks Hospital
New Baltimore, Michigan

Behavioral Health Associate

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$17.5-$23.31/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 29m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Harbor Oaks Hospital is looking for a Behavioral Health Associate to join our team.
  • PAY RANGE: $17.50 - $23.31 per hour
  • Day and Night positions available

Rotating Holidays and Weekends

  • Harbor Oaks Hospital, New Baltimore's leading Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Center is seeking a passionate Behavioral Health Associate to work at our facility in New Baltimore, MI.
  • We offer a FANTASTIC benefits package!
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • HSA & FSA Options
  • Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D
  • Disability
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan - with company match
  • Employee Assistance Program/Employee Discount Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Orientation/Training
  • ETO - Employee Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Personal Day
  • Monthly Celebrations

Responsibilities

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Responsible for providing personal care services to patients at the facility under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Essential Functions

  • Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer services.
  • Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.
  • Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15 minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.
  • Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.
  • Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, significant others and staff.
  • Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
  • May oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
  • May obtain patient's vital signs, height and weight as assigned and document in patient record.
  • Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
  • Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
  • Complete and maintain required documentation. Assist with follow-up and paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place in the facility.
  • May provide transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member.
  • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

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

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Key Skills

Patient careSafety monitoringClinical documentationPatient supervisionVital signs monitoringGroup facilitationBehavioral observationActivities of daily living assistanceCustomer serviceConflict resolution

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$36k–$48kBehavioral Health median $42k (middle half $37k–$47k)677 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$44k in purchasing powerMichigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Michigan32 active1,209 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Behavioral Health listings821 in the last 30 days547 the 30 days before (+50%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−5.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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<$40k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,193 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Harbor Oaks Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
New Baltimore, Michigan
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
HSA & FSA Options
Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D
Disability
401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
Employee Assistance Program/Employee Discount Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Orientation/Training

Living in New Baltimore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$361k
Median resident rent
$1,039/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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