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Fayetteville, Georgia

Patient Sitter - Behavioral Health

Behavioral HealthFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.

You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.

Schedule: 12hrs Shifts; 7A-7p

Responsibilities

The Patient Sitter is responsible for observation of patients who have been assessed as confused, combative, have the potential to cause themselves harm, or are a fall risk. The sitter will contact the staff nurse as appropriate with concerns. The sitter functions under the direct supervision of the nurse responsible for the care of the patient.

Qualifications

Education

  • H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
  • Work Experience
  • No experience required Required
  • Licenses and Certifications
  • None Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Qualifications

Education
High school

Key Skills

Patient ObservationPatient SafetyFall Risk MonitoringBehavioral Health MonitoringRecognizing ConfusionRecognizing Combative BehaviorEscalating Patient ConcernsCommunication With Nursing Staff

Behavioral Health Career Context

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).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Fayetteville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$344k
Typical market rent
$2,252/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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