Registered Nurse - RN

Longleaf Hospital•Alexandria, LA

About The Position

Longleaf Behavioral is hiring full-time Registered Nurses for day and night shifts at Longleaf Hospital. The role provides nursing care to patients with behavioral health needs, including assessment, care planning, medication administration, documentation, patient and family education, and coordination with physicians and the care team. Flexible hours are available for full-time nights. Listed shift schedules are 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and 7 p.m.–7 a.m. The position calls for empathy, compassion, strong communication and active listening, continuous learning, patient advocacy, patience, and resilience. Nurses must provide care within applicable nursing practice standards, facility procedures, and corporate policies while maintaining professional boundaries and therapeutic rapport with patients.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
One year of nursing experience.
CPR certification required.
De-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance use nursing experience.
Empathy and compassion, strong communication and active listening skills, commitment to continuous learning, patient advocacy, patience, and resilience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their care.
Develop and implement nursing care plans, including completing initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and tailoring plans to assessed needs.
Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing services in accordance with the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable regulations, and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately according to policy and procedure.
Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, changes in medical status related to medication response, and related challenges.
Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
Administer medications accurately according to orders and document controlled-substance counts on required documents.
Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries, respect personal space, give patients direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.