Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health - Days

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a behavioral health nurse who can lead and coordinate care for patients facing depression, bipolar disorder, and related conditions, delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment and support.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, maintain a safe environment, educate patients and families, and ensure clear communication and continuity of care across shifts.

Qualifications

• Active Louisiana nursing license in good standing.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current CPI level 1 certification.
• PALs certification (CHNOLA only).

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate care touchpoints for each patient.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure direct patient care.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, families, and staff.
• Monitor and respond to events and changes in patient condition with families and care teams.
• Prevent and treat wounds.
• Ensure infection control and environment of care guidelines.
• Ensure continuity of care and clear communications for every patient.
• Escalate concerns to supervisor when tasks cannot be completed safely.
• Educate patients and families with appropriate resources.
• Support colleagues to achieve team goals.

Skills

Nursing license Louisiana

BLS Certification

CPI training

PALs certification

Job description

Your job is more than a job. Your job is more than a job. You understand the unique challenges and rewards of being a behavioral health nurse because, let's face it, physical health is nothing without mental wellness. You know it's not always about a cure, so you use every ounce of skill and compassion to comfort your patients struggling with diagnoses like depression, bipolar disorder, and social phobias. At the end of the day, isn't it really about each of us as humans having a shot at living our best life with the hand we were dealt? Because you care so deeply, it's not a 9 to 5 job to you, but a calling that doesn't always allow you to switch off your daily experiences once the shift is over. We understand and that's why we've got your back, offering health and wellness resources for nurses like you. We love that you bring everything you've got to this specialized nursing role.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your 'little something extra' all add up to you. And we're excited to get to know you and find out what you'll bring to this compassionate nursing role.

Your Everyday

• Take the lead: prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to ensure appropriate direct patient care.
• Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
• Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns.
• Prevent and treat wounds.
• Monitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
• Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
• Advise and consult with supervisor when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.
• Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.
• Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.

The Must-Haves

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current CPI (level 1)
• Current PALs certification (CHNOLA only).

WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.

Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health's extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish.

Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients.

Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women's care.

Your extras Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems - Its all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do. You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference.

To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.