Registered Nurse PRN Days

Oceans Healthcare; Kentwood (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Kentwood hospital in Louisiana. This role involves providing leadership in patient care, managing nursing staff, and ensuring safe medication delivery. Candidates must have a current nursing license, at least an associate degree in nursing, and preferably one year of hospital experience. The position involves high-paced, stressful environments with rotating 12-hour shifts. Oceans Healthcare is committed to offering excellent care, so strong communication and critical thinking skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Current, valid nursing license in Louisiana required.
• Minimum of one year of inpatient hospital experience preferred.
• Ability to handle high stress situations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and establish individualized care plans.
• Administer medications and educate patients on prescriptions.
• Document patient progress accurately and thoroughly.

Skills

Psychiatric nursing knowledge

Critical thinking

Effective communication

Medication administration

Patient care management

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Job description

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital, we understand the importance of turning to someone you can trust with your behavioral health needs. We are passionate about helping individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, behavioral changes related to Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, medication management or substance abuse, and other mental health issues.

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The Registered Nurse assumes primary leadership accountability and responsibility for milieu management and directing patient care activities of other nursing staff. The Registered Nurse maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards. The Registered Nurse assesses the patient utilizing the nursing process to formulate an individualized plan of care for each patient, implements interventions, and evaluates outcomes consistent with policy and appropriate to the current client’s condition, which promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health, and prevent illness. The Registered Nurse interprets age/disability specific information in response to client population served. The Registered Nurse provides for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with the policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice. The Registered Nurse is responsible for thorough, accurate reporting, and documentation of the patient’s symptoms, responses, and progress. The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility for professional development, continuing education and maintaining licensure. All duties to be done in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement Standards.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation to formulate nursing interventions directed toward the development of an individualized plan of care and treatment modalities.
• Identifies risk levels, precautions and expected outcomes individualized to the client, including discharge planning; prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes; evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in relation to expected outcomes; conducts ongoing assessment of clients from admission to discharge; initiates medical/psychiatric crisis intervention to stabilize and ensure the well‑being of the patient’s conditions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric disorders and appropriate nursing interventions; implements nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to the patient’s needs and applies appropriate interventions to progress the patient toward wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
• Administers medications as prescribed safely; provides education on prescribed medications; recognizes signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions.
• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability and responsibility for decision making, quality nursing care, and knowledge base of psychiatric nursing care.
• Reviews, revises and updates medical records within facility guidelines and timeframes; transcribes and implements physician’s orders according to facility policy; documents care, progress and response to intervention in the medical record in an accurate, thorough and concise manner.
• Follows up on client care responsibilities, communicates incomplete assignments and current client needs to staff to assure continuity of care.
• Implements staff assignments and delegation of duties using appropriate judgment and knowledge; demonstrates positive willingness to assist staff and patients; functions as an advocate for patient needs and safety.
• Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility, patient population and staff members and utilizes nursing resources to enhance evidence‑based practice.
• Floats among various clinical services where qualified and competent and performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment at an Oceans Healthcare hospital. Valid Compact licenses are also acceptable as applicable. Minimum of an associate degree in nursing is required. One year of inpatient hospital experience strongly preferred.

High stress and assess potential for patient escalation. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing to consistently achieve positive results with internal and external customers; be highly organized; have an understanding and sensitivity to serve culturally diverse and special needs population such as chronically mentally ill, geriatric, CD, and be versed in basic knowledge of normal physical and emotional development. Exhibits critical thinking abilities and applies them for continuous improvement of patient care. Demonstrates self‑confidence and ability to think conceptually in leading and directing others. Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans‑approved behavioral health de‑escalation program.

Subject to many interruptions. Pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. 12‑hour rotating shifts. Can be high‑paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically to atmosphere. Might experience disagreeable odors, sights and/or unpredictable patient behavior. Requires spending approximately 90% or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.