Behavioral Health Tech PRN
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
- Provides care to patients with psychiatric problems. Assists and teaches patients basic living and working skills.
- May conduct group counseling sessions.
- Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
- Works under immediate supervision.
- Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.
- Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.
- High school diploma or equivalent with at least 1 year of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
Key Responsibilities
Provides direct care to patients with psychiatric conditions and assists them in developing basic living and working skills. May facilitate group counseling sessions while working under the immediate supervision of a manager.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of experience in the field. Candidates must possess knowledge of standard psychiatric concepts, practices, and procedures.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Tech PRN at Scenic Mountain Medical Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all General Medicine healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform.
General Medicine Career Context
Of the 50 active General Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
General Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 23.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | General Medicine median $52k (middle half $52k–$52k)81 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 82% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| New General Medicine listings | 76 in the last 30 days | 28 the 30 days before (+171%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| General Medicine pay trend | −23.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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