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Northside Hospital
Cumming, Georgia

Behavioral Health Tech - 3x12s

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 15m ago · Verified live

Job description

Overview
Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsibilities
Provides direct patient care and supportive services to patients with mental health disorders as well as chemically dependent patients to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients. Carries out a variety of patient care activities which support the maintenance of the therapeutic milieu, and which meet the patient's needs for comfort and safety. May also perform the duties and responsibilities of an Emergency Department Technician.
Qualifications
REQUIRED
Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other behavioral health related fields, with one (1) year of experience in the behavioral health field setting, OR three (3) years of experience in inpatient psychiatric settings.
Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
Work Hours (EX:7AM-7PM):
7a-7p

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental health supportChemical dependency supportTherapeutic milieu maintenanceEmergency department technician duties

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 21.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
10%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Northside Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Atlanta, GA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Referral bonus