Registered Nurse PRN Days

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Kentwood (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorships for RNs

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital in Louisiana is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead milieu management and direct patient care activities, ensuring safety and quality in a psychiatric setting.

The RN will administer medications, document thoroughly, and maintain licensure in line with Joint Commission, federal and state regulations. Sponsorships for RNs are offered to qualified candidates, with opportunities for professional development and performance improvement standards.

Qualifications

• RN license required or eligible for licensure in Louisiana.
• Experience in psychiatric/behavioral health settings preferred.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to lead milieu management and coordinate care with nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process for assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.
• Identifies risk levels and discharge planning tailored to each client.
• Implements psychiatric nursing interventions to promote patient wellness.
• Administers medications safely and provides patient education on therapies.
• Maintains accurate medical records and follows policies, procedures and regulatory standards.
• Documents patient progress thoroughly and communicates needs to staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Delegates duties and supports staff, advocating for patient safety and quality care.
• Engages in ongoing professional development and licensure maintenance.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Documentation

Medication administration

Psychiatric nursing

Patient assessment

Education

RN license

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.

***We Offer Sponsorships For Registered Nurses***

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:

1. Utilizes the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation and formulating nursing interventions directed towards development of an individualized plan of care and treatment modalities.
2. Identifies risk levels, precautions, and expected outcomes individualized to the client to include 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.
3. Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric disorders and appropriate nursing interventions; implements nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to the patient needs. Applies appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and addresses maintenance of wellness.
4. Administers medications as prescribed safely; provides education on prescribed medications; recognizes signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions.
5. Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and responsibility for decision making, quality nursing care, and knowledge base of psychiatric nursing care.
6. Reviews, revises, and updates medical records within facility guidelines and timeframes. Transcribes and implements physician's orders according to facility policy; documents care, progress, response to intervention in medical record in an accurate, thorough and concise manner.
7. Follows up on client care responsibilities, communicates incomplete assignments, and current client needs to staff to assure continuity of care.
8. 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/safety
9. Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility, patient population, and staff members utilizes nursing resources to enhance evidence-based practice
10. Float among various clinical services, where qualified and competent and performs other duties and projects as assigned.