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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Behavioral Health Technician BHT - Day/Evening - PRN

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Job Description

The Behavioral Health Technician helps navigate behavioral health patients through their care at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Provides quality care that is personal to the patient's needs under the supervision of the interdisciplinary team to support individual diagnosis and interventions. Will assist with documenting necessary data to implement a successful plan of care for each patient. Will serve as a resource for socially complex cases.

*(Cover Days and 3-11 shift)*

Qualifications

Education Requirements

4 year Bachelor's Degree - OR - combination of relevant education & experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Relevant Experience

Certification and Licensure

BLS Certification

Required Skills

  • Computer Skills to include use and navigation
  • Detail Oriented
  • Excellent Communications Skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Good Reasoning Skills
  • Listening Skills
  • Microsoft Office Applications
  • Multitasking
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Service Orientation
  • Strong Team Player

Overview

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.

St. Christopher's has more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, combining top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics.

It houses the only Verified Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher’s is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women’s Choice Award Best Children’s Hospital.

In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey so your child's health conditions can be treated close to home.

Discover why our hospital is a great place to work—take a virtual tour of our facility here: St. Chris Hospital Tour

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician supports patients through their care journey at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children by providing personalized care and documenting necessary clinical data. They also serve as a resource for socially complex cases while working under the supervision of an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient careDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication skillsTeamwork

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

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

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Pennsylvania195 active1,314 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 34% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania healthcare professional listings: <1% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment231 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−5.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
24%
Sign-on bonus
4%

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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 1,294 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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