Behavioral Health Tech, Emergency Department
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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 psychiatric settings in a clinical/direct patient care job.
- Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
- PREFERRED
- Patient care experience in a hospital or inpatient mental health facility
Work Hours
7p-7a
Weekend Requirements:
Yes
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 36% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Behavioral Health median $38k (middle half $35k–$40k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Georgia | 21 active | 1,230 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 80% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 847 in the last 30 days | 531 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −7.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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