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Summit BHC
Lafayette, Louisiana

Behavioral Health Associate PRN all shifts

Behavioral Health Tech 8.5 Work-LifePer Diem
Posted 2mo ago · Verified live

About the Role

PRN behavioral health associate. All shifts. Client care and monitoring. CPR required. Lafayette, LA.

Join Summit BHC as a Behavioral Health Associate PRN – All Shifts in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment.
  • Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of clients.
  • Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
  • Checks clients for contraband and manages the client’s valuables and belongings.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
  • Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.
  • LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: CPR certification and de-escalation training required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

Benefits & Compensation

  • Maintains an awareness of client's needs and individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which are beneficial to them.
  • Observes clients’ interest levels and behaviors.
  • Assists with activity planning by offering new activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program.
  • Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational activities.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Summit BHC as a Behavioral Health Associate PRN – All Shifts.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Client MonitoringCrisis InterventionDe-escalation TechniquesVital Signs RecordingPatient SupervisionGroup FacilitationData CollectionPatient ChartingSafety ChecksBehavioral Observation

Psychiatry Career Context

In Louisiana, Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$150k across 37 listings, vs ~$233k nationally (5,806 listings).

Louisiana's cost-of-living index is 90.0 (US average = 100) — Louisiana ranks #7 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Associate PRN all shifts at Summit BHC a 8.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 188 active Psychiatry (Behavioral Health Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Clinicians in this score range report high career satisfaction and sustainable workloads. This is an ideal fit for providers who prioritize long-term career longevity.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 8.5/10 on work-life balance for Behavioral Health Tech roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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