About the position
Peachford Hospital is located in the north Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody. Due to an increase in patient census we are hiring Mental Health Technicians for full-time positions to work on our Male Crisis Stabilization/High Acuity Unit. We have positions open during the week with no weekend requirements and positions available working every weekend with a higher base pay. All newly hired Mental Health Technicians will participate in our paid classroom and on the job training orientation activities. Peachford is one of the leading behavioral health treatment facilities in the southeast. Our 246 bed hospital is located on a beautiful 38-acre wooded campus and provides life-saving, life-changing, and life-sustaining to services children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
Responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care to patients with varying psychiatric, behavioral, and mental health diagnoses.
- Ensure patient safety and continued care.
- Provide positive role modeling.
- Conduct crisis intervention.
- Facilitate group activities.
- Perform basic care activities such as taking patient vitals.
- Work within the nursing department under the direction of an RN Charge Nurse and Unit Nurse Manager.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree in psychology or other related social service field is required.
- Relevant psychiatric healthcare experience may be substituted for a degree.
- Direct patient care experience is required.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Ability to remain calm in a dynamic environment.
- Commitment to providing a high level of care to patients of all ages.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Reliable and dependable attendance to work.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate plus applicable shift differentials.
- Outstanding health benefits for full time employees with dependent coverage available.
- Generous paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement/assistance.
- Pet Insurance.
