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Northside Hospital
Canton, Georgia

Behavioral Health, Emergency Services

Behavioral HealthIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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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

7am-7pm

Weekend Requirements:

Yes

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental Health SupportClinical DocumentationTherapeutic Milieu MaintenanceCrisis InterventionPatient Safety

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 21.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $73k (middle half $63k–$82k)324 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Georgia13 active783 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend+21.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends

Living in Canton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$1,898/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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