Behavioral Health Associate, FT
Saint Louis, MOFull-time$17.62–27.85/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Behavioral Health Associate provides therapeutic interaction and support to psychiatric patients under the direction of registered nurses and the treatment team. The role includes monitoring patient safety, facilitating therapeutic groups, contributing to treatment planning, assisting with daily living needs, and orienting patients and families to the unit. The position is full-time at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Main Campus in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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Full job description
City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri
Categories: Clinical Services and Support
Job Status: Full-Time
Req ID : 119205
Pay Range: $17.62 – $27.85 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)
Additional Information About the Role
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Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Weekend Requirement: One weekend per month
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Holiday Requirement: One holiday per year
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Location: Barnes-Jewish Hospital Main Campus, PCDC
Overview
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Responsible for performing necessary services in providing therapeutic interaction for psychiatric patients on group and individual level under the direction of the registered nurse and treatment team. Adheres to all BJC and BJH standards, policies, protocols and procedures.
Responsibilities
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In conjunction with other team members, provides continual monitoring of environment by conducting safety rounds, environmental rounds, contraband and room searches, and one-to-one observation as needed. Documents these observations appropriately.
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Plans and facilitates didactic, educational, recreational, and community groups within the assigned treatment program as directed. Utilizes evidence-based practice in the planning and implementation of group and individual therapies. Actively encourages patient participation and involvement in therapeutic activities. Monitors and documents patient progress and appropriately communicates information to the RN, physicians, family members, and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team as appropriate.
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Participates in assessment and treatment team meetings and shift report and provides feedback regarding progress of patient’s treatment and relevant clinical advisement. Participates in the treatment planning process and works toward continued progression of treatment for patient toward discharge. Performs various clerical and administrative assignments to support department operations.
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Provides assistance to patients with activities of daily living under the direction of the RN and in collaboration with other unlicensed assistive personnel. This includes: assisting with bathing and toileting of patients with those needs. Assists with specimen collection, taking vitals, and EKGs as appropriate, and as their level of certification will allow.
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Orients new patients and their families to the unit, program structure, and physical environment. Provides appropriate patient information when accepting or receiving patients from other units.
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BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree - Social Work/Psychology/related
Experience
- No Experience
Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
Preferred Requirements
Experience
- <2 years
Licenses & Certifications
- LCSW or LPC
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
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Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
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Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
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Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
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401(k) plan with BJC match
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Tuition Assistance available on first day
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BJC Institute for Learning and Development
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Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
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Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
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Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary (https://assets.jibecdn.com/prod/bjc/0.0.331/assets/2026%20Benefits%20Summary\_Final.pdf) .
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
How this job compares
Set against the 1,850 open Behavioral Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.62–27.85/hr
- US median$24–32/hr755 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $22.74/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Behavioral Health hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 61 open Behavioral Health jobs in Missouri and 1,850 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
- BJC HealthCare (this employer)13 open
- Truman Medical Centers10 open
- SSM Health6 open
- Experience
- Behavioral Health postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (1,006 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 677 of the 1,850 open Behavioral Health jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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