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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

It's more than a career, it's a calling OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: · Department: Emergency Room · Schedule: FT, Days 7a - 7p · Location: MWC Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration.

Our Behavioral Health Tech roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you. Daily Pay: Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life.

At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it. Job Summary: Provides direct behavioral health patient care by performing a variety of activities for patients.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Assists patients with performing activities of daily living. Provides or assists with providing direct patient care and therapeutic interventions based on patient care assignments from RN. Observes and records patient behavior and activities.

Reports any changes in condition and suggests modifications to the treatment plan. Establishes a therapeutic relationship with assigned patients. Applies knowledge of group dynamics in participating in therapeutic groups and maintaining the milieu.

Monitors patients to ensure safety, including but not limited to rounding, environmental and safety checks. Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION Associate's degree in the behavioral health or a related field, or equivalent years of experience and education EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant standing and walking. Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.

Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.

Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving patients. Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors. Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 8075010087 Single Point of Entry ER Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All

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Key Responsibilities

Provides direct behavioral health patient care by assisting with activities of daily living and implementing therapeutic interventions. Monitors patient behavior and safety while maintaining a therapeutic environment in the Emergency Room.

Requirements

Requires an Associate's degree in behavioral health or a related field, or equivalent experience. Must hold a Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Patient MonitoringBehavioral Health CareCrisis InterventionObservation and RecordingMilieu Management

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution37 jobs · 24 employers

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Oklahoma City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$211k
Typical market rent
$1,282/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Oklahoma City, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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