About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Healthcare & Nursing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) provides direct behavioral support in an acute inpatient hospital setting. Working under the supervision of a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), you will deliver in-the-moment crisis intervention, implement individualized behavior support plans, and partner with interdisciplinary clinical teams to promote patient and staff safety while increasing patient access to medically necessary care.

• Provide immediate behavioral crisis intervention and prevention for children and youth in an acute medical setting.
• Implement evidence-based behavior support plans aimed at reducing restrictive interventions and increasing cooperation with medical care.
• Use antecedent-based and proactive strategies to identify and prevent behavioral escalation.
• Collaborate with nursing, physicians, and mental health providers to support safe behavioral care during procedures, admissions, and treatment routines.
• Teach and reinforce functional communication, coping, and regulation skills to reduce barriers to care.
• Engage patients and families with developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed behavioral support and education.
• Maintain required crisis response competencies, including successful completion and ongoing maintenance of Marcus Crisis Prevention Program (MCPP) Level 5 training as required by hospital policy.

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Key Responsibilities

• Deliver direct behavioral support and de-escalation in high-acuity situations under BCBA supervision.
• Implement individualized skill-acquisition and tolerance-building interventions to support medically necessary care.
• Document behavioral observations, interventions, and patient responses in accordance with clinical and regulatory standards.
• Participate in interdisciplinary planning and communication to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Support family education and promote therapeutic, trauma-informed approaches.

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Technical Capabilities & Skills

• Behavioral Crisis Intervention (Novice to Intermediate): foundational proficiency in approved crisis prevention, de-escalation, and safety procedures.
• Medical Tolerance & Skill Acquisition Support: apply behavioral strategies to enable patient participation in medical care.
• Patient Documentation: accurate, timely recording of observations and interventions.
• Human Growth & Development: apply age-appropriate behavioral approaches.
• Interdisciplinary Communication: clear and respectful communication with patients, families, and clinical teams.

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Qualifications

• Registered Behavior Technician certification through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (RBT credential) — required.
• Successful completion of Marcus Crisis Prevention Program (MCPP) Level 5 training within orientation and maintenance thereafter — required.
• Bachelor’s degree — required.
• Relevant clinical experience; entry-level candidates (less than 1 year) with required credentials are encouraged to apply.
• Strong teamwork, documentation, and communication skills.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, patient-centered care.

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Schedule, Location & Compensation

• Shift: Monday–Friday, 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM.
• Employment type: Part-time.
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee (on-site).
• Estimated pay (as advertised): $88,965 per year (estimated). Actual compensation will be confirmed by our client.

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Why Join

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team focused on safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Meaningful opportunity to support medically complex patients and reduce use of restrictive interventions.
• Ongoing professional development, including mandated crisis response training and BCBA collaboration.
• Careertakes may present additional matched opportunities through the platform.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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