Registered Nurse - Outpatient Program

Registered Nurse Full Time Days - Outpatient Program

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At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge, 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.

Position:
Outpatient Program

Schedule:

Monday‑Friday days

• 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
• Paid Time Off
• Competitive Market Compensation
• 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 RN maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards. The RN assesses the patient utilizing the nursing process to formulate an individualized plan of care, 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 RN interprets age/disability specific information in response to client population served. The RN provides for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice. The RN is responsible for thorough, accurate reporting, and documentation of the patient’s symptoms, responses, and progress. The RN assumes responsibility for professional development, continuing education and maintaining licensure.

All duties are performed 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 formulates nursing interventions directed toward individualizing patient care and treatment modalities.
• Identifies risk levels, precautions, and expected outcomes individualized to the client, including discharge planning; prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes; evaluates effectiveness of interventions; conducts ongoing assessment from admission to discharge; initiates medical/psychiatric crisis intervention to stabilize and ensure well‑being.
• Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric disorders and appropriate nursing interventions; implements nursing interventions identified in the plan of care individualized to patient needs; applies appropriate interventions to progress toward wellness and addresses maintenance of wellness.
• Administers medications as prescribed safely; provides education on prescribed medications; recognizes signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions.
• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and responsibility for decision making, quality nursing care, and the knowledge base of psychiatric nursing care.
• Reviews, revises, and updates medical records within facility guidelines and time frames. Transcribes and implements physicians’ orders according to facility policy; documents care, progress, and response to intervention accurately, thoroughly and concisely.
• Follows up on client care responsibilities, communicates incomplete assignments, and current client needs to staff to assure continuity of care.
• Implements staff assignments and delegates duties using appropriate judgment and knowledge; demonstrates positive willingness to assist staff and patients; functions as an advocate for patient needs/safety.
• Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility,…