Registered Nurse - RN- Part time - Night Shift (6PM-6AM)

UHS • Abbeville, LA

10h

About The Position

Horizon Health is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to join its team at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, Louisiana. The role is in a 16-bed inpatient psychiatric unit treating adults ages 18 and older. The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive psychiatric nursing care, including assessing, monitoring, recording, and reporting symptoms or changes in patient conditions; maintaining accurate patient reports and medical histories; conducting mental and physical assessments; administering medications and treatments; assisting patients with daily activities; and observing patient reactions. The nurse also supports the therapeutic milieu through daily groups, education, and individual interactions, and collaborates with the treatment team to provide patient care.

The position includes completing assessments and individualized treatment plans, coordinating nursing care, conducting therapies based on patients’ diagnoses and needs, carrying out physician-ordered interventions, reconciling medications, and following voluntary and involuntary procedures. The nurse communicates patients’ nursing and treatment needs to assigned nonclinical staff and helps maintain a compassionate environment that respects patient dignity and values while supporting patients, families, and friends.

Horizon Health is a behavioral services management company and subsidiary of Universal Health Services. It partners with hospitals to manage behavioral health programs and has more than 40 years of experience in behavioral health services.

Requirements

• Active and unrestricted RN license.
• 1–3 years of nursing experience.
• CPR, BLS, and ACLS certifications.
• Crisis prevention experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete an initial nursing assessment within 24 hours of admission, according to facility policy, and reassess patients routinely throughout their stay.
• Complete individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Plan, implement, and coordinate nursing care activities for patients.
• Conduct therapies in accordance with each patient’s diagnosis and needs.
• Perform treatment interventions following physician orders, including medication administration and medical treatments.
• Reconcile medications.
• Follow voluntary and involuntary procedures and processes.
• Interpret patients’ nursing and treatment needs for nonclinical staff assigned to them.
• Maintain patient dignity and respect patient values.
• Provide emotional and psychological support to patients, families, and friends.
• Assess, monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patient conditions; maintain accurate patient reports and medical histories; perform mental and physical assessments; assist with daily activities; and observe patient reactions.
• Manage therapeutic milieu activities, including groups, education, and one-to-one interactions, and collaborate with the treatment team.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (listed for full-time positions).
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan (listed for full-time positions).
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan (listed for full-time positions).
• Long- and short-term disability (listed for full-time positions).
• Flexible spending accounts and healthcare savings account (listed for full-time positions).
• Life insurance (listed for full-time positions).
• Career development opportunities within the company (listed for full-time positions).
• Tuition assistance (listed for full-time positions).
• Rewarding work environment (listed for full-time positions).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed