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Charge Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Step into a leadership role where your expertise shapes the future of behavioral healthcare.

Posted Sep 24 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours
No weekends, 7-3, 3-11pm or 11p-7a · 7a-7p/ 7p-7a S/S/M Baylor · night shift · overnight shift · day shift
Unit and setting
one of 8 specialized behavioral health units · Behavioral Health Guide patient recovery across one of our 8 specialized units, focusing on specific ages and diagnoses.
License
RN license Valid State of Georgia or eCompact Nursing License.Georgia RN license or eCompact nursing license
Term
Permanent Select from Full-Time (no weekends, 7-3, 3-11pm or 11p-7a) or 7a-7p/ 7p-7a S/S/M Baylor or with built-in incentive pay.Full-time

Do you qualify?

License
Georgia RN license or eCompact nursing license Valid State of Georgia or eCompact Nursing License. Check your license
Experience
Leadership Leadership: 1 year (Required)
Experience
psychiatric/behavioral health nursing experience Minimum of 1 year of psychiatric/behavioral health nursing experience.
Experience
Psychiatric Nursing Psychiatric Nursing : 1 year (Required)

What it pays

Pay differential
built-in incentive pay built-in incentive pay
Extra pay
built-in incentive pay Select from Full-Time (no weekends, 7-3, 3-11pm or 11p-7a) or 7a-7p/ 7p-7a S/S/M Baylor or with built-in incentive pay.Select from Full-Time (no weekends, 7-3, 3-11pm or 11p-7a) or 7a-7p/ 7p-7a S/S/M Baylor or with built-in incentive pay.

Benefits

  • Benefitsmedical insuranceRobust Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement options with company match.
  • Benefitsdental insuranceDental insurance
  • Benefitsvision insuranceVision insurance
  • Benefitsdisability insurance
  • Benefitsretirement options with company match
  • Benefits23 days PTO with rollover/no-use-it-or-lose-it provisionGenerous 23-days of PTO for full-time employees, featuring a highly sought-after rollover/no-use-it-or-lose-it provision.
More benefits (13)
  • Benefitsstock purchase optionsStock purchase options, student loan refinancing, and pet insurance.
  • Benefitsstudent loan refinancing
  • Benefitspet insurance
  • Benefits401(k) matching401(k) matching
  • BenefitsEmployee assistance programEmployee assistance program
  • BenefitsEmployee discountEmployee discount
  • BenefitsFlexible spending accountFlexible spending account
  • BenefitsHealth insuranceHealth insurance
  • BenefitsHealth savings accountHealth savings account
  • BenefitsLife insuranceLife insurance
  • BenefitsPaid time offPaid time off
  • BenefitsRetirement planRetirement plan
  • Flexible schedule

The role and schedule

Charge
mentor interdisciplinary team and elevate standard of care As a Charge Nurse, you will mentor a talented interdisciplinary team and directly elevate the standard of care for patients going through our continuum of care.
Charge
oversee patient care delivery and manage unit flow Oversee patient care delivery, manage unit flow, and collaborate with our experienced psychiatrists.
Day to day
collaborate with psychiatrists
Day to day
guide patient recovery focusing on specific ages and diagnoses Guide patient recovery across one of our 8 specialized units, focusing on specific ages and diagnoses.
Weekends
No weekends
Details
in person work location Work Location: In person

The workplace

Peachford Hospital logo
Peachford Hospital
Address
2151 PEACHFORD ROAD, ATLANTA, GA, 30338

About PEACHFORD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF ATLANTA

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

On your path

Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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Charge Nurse (RN) -Behavioral Health -Seeking 1+ years of Psychiatric Experience

Make an Impact in Your Career

Step into a leadership role where your expertise shapes the future of behavioral healthcare.

At Peachford Hospital (2151 Peachford Rd, Dunwoody), we’ve been a trusted pillar of the North Georgia and Metro Atlanta community for over 50 years. We aren’t just looking for staff RNs; we need experienced, compassionate leaders to step into Charge Nurse roles. As a Charge Nurse, you will mentor a talented interdisciplinary team and directly elevate the standard of care for patients going through our continuum of care.

What You’ll Do (The Role)

  • Lead & Coordinate: Oversee patient care delivery, manage unit flow, and collaborate with our experienced psychiatrists.
  • Individualized Care: Guide patient recovery across one of our 8 specialized units, focusing on specific ages and diagnoses.

What We Offer (The Perks)

  • Flexible Schedules: Choose what works for your life. Select from Full-Time (no weekends, 7-3, 3-11pm or 11p-7a) or 7a-7p/ 7p-7a S/S/M Baylor or with built-in incentive pay.
  • Robust

Benefits

Competitive salary, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement options with company match.

  • Work-Life Balance: Generous 23-days of PTO for full-time employees, featuring a highly sought-after rollover/no-use-it-or-lose-it provision.
  • Financial & Wellness Perks: Stock purchase options, student loan refinancing, and pet insurance.

What We’re Looking For (The Requirements)

  • Valid State of Georgia or eCompact Nursing License.
  • Minimum of 1 year of psychiatric/behavioral health nursing experience.
  • A natural leader eager to step into a charge role and foster a positive, collaborative team environment.

What We Believe

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com .

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Experience

  • Psychiatric Nursing : 1 year (Required)
  • Leadership: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability

  • Night Shift (Required)
  • Overnight Shift (Required)
  • Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

What's around it?

Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$1,711/mo
Household income
$85,652/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Atlanta, GA

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