Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
OVERVIEW
DBHDD operates state hospitals and provides for community-based services across the state through contracted providers. The department
serves people living with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or any combination of these.
As Georgia’s public safety net, our primary responsibility is to serve people who are uninsured. We also serve individuals on Medicaid and others with few resources or options.
Our program divisions are:
• Behavioral Health
• Developmental Disabilities
• Hospital Services
OUR VISION and MISSION
Our team is dedicated and compassionate with a commitment to transparency and accountability, but we can only do this work in partnership with providers, civic officials, and citizens.
Together, we can continue to make recovery and independence real!
Vision: Easy access to high-quality care that leads to a life of recovery and independence for the people we serve.
Mission: Leading an accountable and effective continuum of care to support Georgians with behavioral health challenges, and intellectual and developmental disabilities in a dynamic health care environment.
Come grow with us and be part of the CHANGE at our Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit located in Decatur, Georgia. We serve adolescents between the ages of 14-17. We are changing to become a trauma-care organization with a focus on person-centered care and recovery. The responsibility includes supervising a team of nurses and paraprofessional staff on the day shift to ensure that client care is provided per CSU standards and policies.
Provides 1:1 counseling and supervision to staff on a monthly basis. Ensures that quality care is provided to the client. Completes nursing assessments, provides medication education, provides discharge instructions, provides prescribed nursing care, administer medications. Communicate critical information to MD and nurse supervisor in timely manner. Assists with orienting new staff to shift. Attends training, nurse’s meetings and other staff meetings as assigned. Provide supportive counseling and education to client as indicated. Assists with scheduling and maintaining adequate unit coverage.
Hours:
Child and Adolescent Unit:
7:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m
Full licensure as RN in the State of Georgia.
Must pass criminal record background fingerprint check including an FBI Criminal Records History Check and a pre-employment drug screen.
Must have a valid Georgia driver’s license and MVR.
Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university OR Associate's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse AND One year of professional nursing experience.
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