Mental Health Nurse - Full Time Overnights

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Greater New Orleans, healing is our focus. We are passionate about helping adults and seniors manage the challenges associated with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Utilizing proven, innovative and progressive therapies, our qualified professionals strive to promote long-term wellness through a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options.

Offering a $10,000 retention bonus paid out in installments

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage (Multiple Plan Options) – Eligible first of the month after 30 days.

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Discretionary Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Pay

Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

The Registered Nurse assumes primary leadership accountability and responsibility for milieu management and directing patient care activities of other nursing staff. The Registered Nurse maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards. The Registered Nurse assesses the patient utilizing the nursing process to formulate an individualized plan of care for each patient, implements interventions, and evaluates outcomes consistent with policy and appropriate to the current client’s condition, which promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health, and prevent illness. The Registered Nurse interprets age/disability specific information in response to client population served. The Registered Nurse provides for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with the policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice. The Registered Nurse is responsible for thorough, accurate reporting, and documentation of the patient’s symptoms, responses, and progress. The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility for professional development, continuing education and maintaining licensure. All duties to be done in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans’ Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement Standards.

Utilizes the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation and formulating nursing interventions directed towards development of an individualized plan of care and treatment modalities.

Identifies risk levels, precautions, and expected outcomes individualized to the client to include discharge planning; initiates medical/psychiatric crisis intervention to stabilize and ensure the well‑being of the patient's conditions.

Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric disorders and appropriate nursing interventions; implements nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to the patient needs. Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and responsibility for decision making, quality nursing care, and knowledge base of psychiatric nursing care.

Reviews, revises, and updates medical records within facility guidelines and timeframes. Transcribes and implements physician's orders according to facility policy; documents care, progress, response to intervention in medical record in an accurate, thorough and concise manner.

Follows up on client care responsibilities, communicates incomplete assignments, and current client needs to staff to assure continuity of care.

Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility, patient population, and staff members utilizing nursing resources to enhance evidence‑based practice.

Floats among various clinical services, where qualified and competent, and performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of which you are employed at an Oceans Healthcare hospital.

Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing is required.

One year of inpatient hospital experience strongly preferred.

Communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to consistently achieve positive results with internal and external customers, be highly organized, have an understanding and sensitivity to serve culturally diverse and special needs population such as Chronically Mentally Ill, Geriatric, CD, be versed in basic knowledge of normal physical and emotional development.

Exhibits critical thinking abilities and applies them for continuous improvement of patient care.

Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans approved behavioral health de‑escalation program.

12 hour rotating shifts. Requires spending approximately 90% or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

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