Overview:
RN Charge Nurse Behavioral Health opportunity available for Nights!
Come join our team as a Registered Nurse, at Longleaf Hospital! 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 Full time Nights
7pm-7am
Located about two hours northwest of Baton Rouge, Longleaf Hospital is the leading mental health and addiction treatment provider in Alexandria, Louisiana.
We offer a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults of all genders.
DISORDERS & ADDICTIONS TREATED
Mental Health & Behavioral Disorders
Substance Abuse & Addictions
LEVELS OF CARE
Detoxification
Inpatient
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Outpatient Services
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
SPECIALTY TRACKS & SERVICES
Active Military & Veteran
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Responsible for day to day oversite of nursing operations of the facility and ensures staffing is adequate to provide care.
When scheduled, oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
· Collaborate with others to ensure that all patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
· Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety
· Provide direct care for patients as well as monitor and coordinate other nurses and members of the staff on the daily medical or behavioral health care activities of the unit.
· Schedule staff to ensure full coverage at all times and to ensure effective application of services.
· Lead, guide and train employees performing work.
· Oversee and provide direct nursing evaluation, consultation and other related care to patients as required.
· Coordinate services and maintain communication with other departments or staff as required.
· Oversee quality assurance activities and compliance to operational standards, participate in program development, development or implementation of operating policy and procedure and promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices as requested.
· Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, case managers, coworkers and others in an effective manner.
· Complete and maintain required documentation.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
· Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
· Two or more years’ experience as a RN required.
· Two or more years’ in behavioral health experience preferred.
· One or more years’ supervisory or charge nurse experience preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
· Current RN license within the state where facility is providing service.
· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
· First aid may be required based on state or facility.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.
g.
emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
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.
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