LPN Behavioral Health

River Place Behavioral Health•Laplace, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides nursing care and services within the standards and scope of practice defined by the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures. The role involves monitoring patient health, providing basic care, implementing individualized care plans, and supporting patients’ progress toward and maintenance of wellness. The nurse is expected to demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude, with patient safety as a priority. River Place Behavioral Health, a service of Ochsner Health System, provides psychiatric care for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health concerns. The facility is located in LaPlace, Louisiana. The position offers a night shift with 12-hour shifts and work every other weekend.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of nursing experience in the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.
First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Monitor patient health and administer basic care using the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
Model customer service expectations and respond with urgency to matters affecting patient safety.
Collaborate with others to address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement nursing interventions identified in individualized plans of care.
Apply appropriate interventions to help patients progress toward wellness and maintain wellness.
Discuss care with patients, listen to their concerns, and report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
Deliver medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
Accurately and thoroughly report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.