Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Crisis Center - Days

Full Time - 36 hours a week

We recognize our staff when they go above and beyond and provide support when needed. Avita offers a great benefit package including options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and many more! We understand that its difficult to save for retirement, so we contribute the equivalent of 7.5% of your salary into a 401k plan that will grow for you.

• 18 days Paid Time Off (PTO) per year with a full cash out for unused PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, plus Your Birthday as a Holiday just for you!

Schedule - 8a to 8p - 3 days a week with rotating weekends 

Base Rate - $38.00 to 42.00 an hour, based on length of licensure 

The ideal candidate must have: 

• Ability to obtain and interpret clinical and medical information to expedite processing referrals 
• Ability to engage with consumers upon intake, to assist with expectations of and acclamation to the unit and milieu 
• Ability to establish therapeutic rapport during stay to assist in promotion of warm hand-offs to aftercare providers 
• Ability to articulate clearly and provide psychotherapeutic education, wellness and medication education groups 
• Ability to assist LCSW/LPC with the development of Treatment Plans and Treatment Plan revisions 
• Ability to establish rapport and exhibit empathy to obtain pertinent and useful clinical data in the development of Behavioral Health Assessments. 

This position will also be the back-up for admission and discharge processing .

Must be a registered nurse in the state of Georgia or hold comparable COMPACT license. 

5% shift differential for weekday nights 

10% shift differential for weekends 

$3.00 hourly flat rate differential for charge shifts

Salary/Compensation: $38.00 - $42.00 per hour