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Traverse City, Michigan

Behavioral Health Technician - Peds Crisis Program

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Description

Munson Pediatric Crisis Residential Program Projected Opening January - Start date December

Day & Night Positions Available

The Munson Pediatric Crisis Residential Program is a six-bed, short-term residential treatment program for youth ages 8–17 experiencing a behavioral health crisis, providing 24/7, trauma-informed care in a safe, home-like environment as an alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.

During their typical 7–14 day stay, residents receive individualized treatment—including therapy, medication management, skill-building, and family involvement—to stabilize their mental health and prepare for a successful return home, school, and community.

Staff are part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care that helps youth and families navigate crises and build a foundation for long-term recovery.

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day in the Life

Employees joining the Pediatric Crisis Residential Program become part of an innovative team dedicated to filling a critical gap in Northern Michigan's behavioral health system.

Guided by Munson Healthcare's core values of Excellence, Exceptional Experiences, Creativity, Positivity, and Teamness, staff have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of youth and families during some of their most challenging moments.

Through compassionate, evidence-based care and collaboration, our team helps children find hope, healing, and a pathway forward.

Provides direct care to patients in a manner that considers safety, comfort in the behavioral health therapeutic environment. Builds healthy, supportive patient relationships and practices effective interpersonal skills at all times. Completes clinical reports and documentation in a professional and timely manner.

Qualifications

  • What’s Required
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • BLS required within 60 day of hire
  • Additional Information
  • $2,700 Sign on Bonus - Terms and Conditions Apply*

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Day/Night Shift

Status: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct, trauma-informed care to youth in a residential crisis setting to ensure safety and therapeutic support. Maintain accurate clinical documentation and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient stabilization.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Crisis interventionPatient careMultidisciplinary collaborationSafety monitoring

Clinical Psychology Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Clinical Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in behavioral health tech rolesranked against 1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedClinical Psychology median $57k (middle half $46k–$71k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 74% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$3k sign-onUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Clinical Psychology listings199 in the last 30 days106 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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12
<$45k
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$45k-55k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
24%
Sign-on bonus
10% this job
PSLF eligible
10% this job
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.3this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Psychology (Behavioral Health Tech) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 32 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full Benefits
Paid Holidays
Generous PTO
Employee Discounts
Free Individual Retirement Counseling
Tuition Reimbursement
Free Wellness Platform
$2,700 Sign-On Bonus

Living in Traverse City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$438k
Typical market rent
$1,850/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Traverse City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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