RN- PRN

Horizon Health; Abbeville (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

Horizon Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Abbeville General Hospital psychiatry unit in Abbeville, LA. This 16-bed inpatient unit serves adults 18+. The RN will perform assessments, administer medications, and collaborate with the care team to provide compassionate, comprehensive care.

Qualifications include an active RN license, CPR/BLS/ACLS, and 1–3 years of nursing experience. This is a PRN opportunity based at the Abbeville, Louisiana facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required or preferred.
• Active and unrestricted RN license required.
• 1-3 years of nursing experience required.
• CPR, BLS, and ACLS certifications required.
• Crisis prevention experience (rexperience in text appears)

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and ongoing monitoring for a 16-bed inpatient psychiatric unit.
• Develop and update individualized treatment plans.
• Coordinate and implement nursing care activities and therapies.
• Administer medications and treatments per physician orders.
• Conduct medication reconciliation and ensure patient safety.
• Provide emotional and psychological support to patients and families.
• Maintain accurate patient records and reports.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to ensure quality care.

Skills

RN nursing

Assessment skills

Patient care

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

Responsibilities

Registered Nurse- PRN- Behavioral Health

Horizon Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA. This is a 16 bed inpatient psychiatric unit treating ages 18+.

A registered psychiatric nurse (RN) executes comprehensive nursing care activities. This position is responsible for assessing, monitoring, recording and reporting symptoms or changes in patient conditions. RNs are required to maintain accurate patient reports and medical histories, perform mental and physical assessments, administer medication and treatment to patients, provide assistance to patients with daily activities and observe reactions. They are also responsible for managing activities with the therapeutic milieu including daily groups, education, 1:1 with individual patients and collaborating with other members of the treatment team to insure the best possible care for the patients.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial nursing assessment with 24 hours of admission on per facility policy; reassess routinely throughout patients’ stay at the facility
• Complete individualized treatment plans for each patient
• Plan, implement and coordinate nursing care activities for patients.
• Conduct therapies in accordance with patient’s diagnosis and needs.
• Perform treatment intervention following physician orders such as medication administration and medical treatment orders.
• Medication reconciliation
• Follow voluntary and involuntary procedure/process.
• Interpret the nursing and treatment needs of the patient to nonclinical staff assigned to the patient.
• Insure patient dignity and respect patient values. Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients, families and friends.

Who we are & where you can make a difference

Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward. Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company. Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has been leading the way in partnering with hospitals to manage their behavioral health programs for over 40 years. With an unparalleled breadth of services, Horizon Health has singular expertise in behavioral health conditions and comprehensive care settings. Whether it involves the planning, development and implementation of a new behavioral health service line, or the successful management of an existing behavioral health service, Horizon Health has extensive expertise in successfully addressing concerns unique to hospital-based programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Active and unrestricted RN license required
• 1-3 years of nursing experience required
• CPR, BLS, and ACLS certifications required
• Crisis prevention rexperience

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.