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Sierra Vista, Arizona

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

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Job Description

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

Job Type: Full Time | Nights

Schedule: 3x12 Hour Shifts

Your Experience Matters

Canyon Vista Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Behavioral Health Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Canyon Vista Medical Center is a 106-bed acute care hospital that strives to offer exceptional care to the Sierra Vista community. As a Behavioral Health Technician, you’ll join a compassionate, collaborative team where empathy and evidence-based care go hand in hand. Our 19-bed behavioral health unit is focused on supporting patients’ mental and emotional well-being, providing a safe, therapeutic environment that promotes healing, dignity, and hope.

How you'll contribute

A Behavioral Health Tech who excels in this role:

  • Under the supervision of nursing staff, provides direct patient care and assists with maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
  • Assists patients with performing activities of daily living.
  • Provides or assists with providing direct patient care, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions.
  • Observes and records patient behavior and activities.
  • Reports any changes in physical, mental or emotional condition to nursing staff and suggests modifications to the treatment plan.
  • Provides crisis intervention with incoming calls and on the unit to maintain safety.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We're Looking For

  • Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
  • License: CNA Preferred
  • Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) Must have within 45 days of hire
  • Handle with Care (HWC) Must have within 45 days of hire
  • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

More About Canyon Vista Medical Center

Located in the beautiful high desert of southeastern Arizona, Canyon Vista Medical Center commits to serve residents in Sierra Vista, Ft. Huachuca, Cochise County – a population of more than 131,000 people, and our surrounding communities. We’re comfortably nestled in the San Pedro River Valley, 75 miles southeast of Tucson.

Canyon Vista Medical Center was founded in 1963 as Western Baptist Osteopathic Hospital on what was then the eastern edge of Sierra Vista. Growth and advancing technology dictated building the 177,000 square foot hospital at 5700 E Hwy 90.

Completed in 2015, our facility offers:

  • Emergency Services with a Level III Trauma Unit
  • Women Services
  • Birthing Suites
  • Level I Nursery
  • Bone & Joint Institute Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement
  • Intensive / Progressive / Acute Care
  • Cardiac Catheterization Lab
  • Surgical Services / Outpatient Surgery Center
  • Adult Psychiatric Unit
  • Advanced Diagnostic Imaging to include 3D Mammography
  • Laboratory Services
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Two Helicopter Pads
  • Wound Care

EEOC Statement

"Canyon Vista Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Canyon Vista Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Under nursing supervision, provide direct patient care, assist with daily living activities and clinical interventions, and help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. Observe and document patient behavior, report changes in condition, support treatment planning, and provide crisis intervention.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and a CNA license is preferred. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Handle with Care (HWC) certifications must be obtained within 45 days of hire; the role also requires critical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment.

Key Skills

Activities Of Daily Living AssistancePatient ObservationBehavior DocumentationSafety MonitoringTherapeutic Environment MaintenanceDiagnostic Procedure AssistanceTherapeutic Intervention AssistanceReporting Changes In Patient ConditionTreatment Plan SupportWorking With Minimal Supervision

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
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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 1,263 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Sierra Vista

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,352/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off