Job description
Overview:
Competitive hourly rate! Excellent career advancement opportunities! Full-time and PRN opportunities~
Come join our team as a Registered Nurse, at Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems! We are looking for individuals who are passionate about behavioral health. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you!
Flexible hours available for PRN and Full time, Part time Day Shift
Acute Inpatient Hospital
RN Behavioral Health Opportunity! PRN Day shift Opportunities!
Competitive hourly rate! Excellent career advancement opportunities! Full-time and PRN opportunities~
Come join our team as a Registered Nurse, at Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems! We are looking for individuals who are passionate about behavioral health. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you!
Flexible hours available for PRN and Full time, Part time Day Shift
- 7am-7pm
Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a renowned provider of addiction treatment and mental health services for adolescents and adults of all genders. Located in southern Louisiana, about 55 miles from Baton Rouge,
Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems offers personalized inpatient and outpatient care to address substance use disorders and mental health concerns such as bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. The facility also offers
on-site detoxification and dual diagnosis programming.
Acute Inpatient Hospital
AGES TREATED
- Adolescents & Teenagers (Ages 13-17)
- Adults (Ages 18+)
LEVELS OF CARE
- Detoxification
- Inpatient
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
- One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance abuse nursing experience a plus
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
AHRN
Responsibilities:
REGISTERED NURSE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- 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 their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
- Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
- Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
- Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
- Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
- Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
- Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.
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