Psych Registered Nurse (RN)

$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS** Life is all about choices…Why choose to work at Intensive Specialty Hospital? Night and weekend shift differential, overtime pay Tuition reimbursement – get paid to become an LPN or RN Medical, Dental, and Vision Paid Time Off (PTO) Retirement Plan (401k) Flexible Benefit Plan (HSA and FSA) Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance Critical Illness Life Insurance $10,000 sign-on bonus for FT employees working 12 hour shifts Comfortable staffing ratios Flexible scheduling to meet your needs – 12-hour shifts! A clean environment and supplies to do your job with excellence Employee appreciation events A team environment where we treat each other like FAMILY, with respect, dignity and compassion Intensive Specialty Hospital is a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH). We provide cardiopulmonary care, ventilator and respiratory care, complex wound care, rehabilitation therapies, addiction medicine program, geriatric psychiatry program, multidisciplinary pain program, and outpatient counseling program. With four campuses in Shreveport and Bossier City, we are the largest providers of LTACH services in Northwest Louisiana. Working at a LTACH facility like Intensive Specialty Hospital is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY to encounter a variety of patients and develop exceptional skills to be a part of our committed TEAM. The Psych Registered Nurse (RN) functions as a health care team member. The Psych Registered Nurse (RN) contributes to the assessment of the health status of individuals and groups, participates in the development and modification of the plans of care, implements care strategies within the Psych Registered Nurse (RN) scope of practice, renders safe care, participates in the evaluation of responses to care interventions, delegates activities within the Psych Registered Nurse (RN) scope of practice, and performs additional functions for which the Psych Registered Nurse (RN) has been trained within the professional scope of practice. Responsibilities: Utilize nursing knowledge and skills in the safe delivery of patient care through data gathering, planning, and evaluation. Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served. Maintain and coordinate communication effectively and professionally with all patients/significant others, staff, and physicians to ensure a quality patient experience. Maintain patient files, records, and other information in a professional manner following policies and procedures regarding documentation Adapts to rapid change in a positive manner throughout the day as needs of the unit/department change. 50 minutes per day of group therapy at 2:00pm Group Notes Documentation Nursing Assessments on new admits Medication / Lab assistance Requirements/Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited school of practical/vocational nursing Must hold a current state or compact state license and must maintain license renewal in accordance with the standards of the State Board of Nursing Mental health experience preferred Excellent organizational skills Good time management skills and self-directed Demonstrates good judgment, good interpersonal, and delegation skills (Nurse123) #J-18808-Ljbffr