Registered Nurse - Days
Decatur, Georgia
RN · Mental Health Care
Posted Jul 10
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Psych
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Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
Registered Nurse position at Claratel Behavioral Health's DeKalb Regional Crisis Center (DRCC) providing direct nursing care to individuals experiencing acute psychiatric crises. RNs perform comprehensive assessments, support medical and psychiatric stabilization, manage withdrawal protocols, administer medications, lead crisis interventions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and client-centered care. Full-time Day Shift scheduled 7am to 7:45pm.
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Requirements
- RN license
- Ability to stand, walk, and perform clinical duties for extended periods. Lift up to 25 pounds and assist with client mobility as needed. Respond rapidly to psychiatric or medical emergencies. Work in high-intensity environments with clients experiencing acute psychiatric or substance-related crises.
Place
- City
- Decatur, Georgia
- Median rent
- $1,655/mo
- Local household income
- $139,397/yr
- State price level
- 4% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Georgia index 96.3, where 100 is the national average.
Decatur sits just east of Atlanta with a walkable downtown square, indie restaurants, and a tight-knit community feel. Tree-lined streets and historic bungalows give this inner suburb its own identity, separate from the city it borders—an appealing option for nurses who want metro access with a slower pace.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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Claratel Behavioral Health (formerly known as DeKalb Community Service Board) is an innovative, community-based, public not-for-profit behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization based in Decatur, Georgia. Operating in more than 20 locations throughout DeKalb County, the organization provides a…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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