RN Behavioral Health

RN Behavioral Health - Bonus

Registered Nurse opportunity at River Place Behavioral Health – LaPlace, LA.

Full-time day and night shifts with 12 hr hours and rates up to $42 per hour. Bonuses: $10k for FT days and $15k for FT nights. Shift differentials include $1/hr day shift, $4/hr weekend day shift, $3/hr night shift, and $7/hr weekend night shift.

River Place Behavioral Health is a service of Ochsner Health System, providing state‑of‑the‑art psychiatric care for adults with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health concerns. Located in LaPlace, Louisiana, 20 minutes west of New Orleans and 40 minutes east of Baton Rouge.

At Acadia Healthcare we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending account, health savings account, vision, dental, voluntary short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and more.

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible when taken verbally and transcribed appropriately.
• Assess patients’ status continuously and document pertinent information.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergencies, changes in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
• Complete nursing treatment plans upon admission and ensure they are specific to assessed needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge and use of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
• Accurately administer medications according to ordered notes.
• Document accurate counts of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients while maintaining professional boundaries and respectful detachment.
• Provide direction or coordinate the unit’s activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co‑workers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

• Graduated from an accredited nursing school.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of employment or eligibility to practice per state requirements.
• One year of nursing experience; prior psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance‑use nursing experience is a plus.
• CPR and de‑escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Applicants from New Orleans are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal, and local laws.