RN, Registered Nurse - Psych

Alexandria, Louisiana

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.

Eligibility: Psychiatric Nursing

Posted Sep 11

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour days
Unit and setting: Psych · Hospital RN, Registered Nurse - Psych
License: RN licenseRN License in state of employment or compact
Term: Permanent

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The role and schedule

Day to day: makes assignments and delegates to other care providers Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Day to day: meets applicable OneCHRISTUS competencies - Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Day to day: provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process
Day to day: addresses psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families - Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Day to day: administers medications and treatments and monitors side effects - Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Day to day: documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given - Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Day to day: assesses learning needs and provides education - Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Hours stated: 7AM - 7PM

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The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

What's around it?

In Alexandria, LA

Alexandria, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% below the US average

Median rent: $931/mo
Household income: $47,113/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Alexandria, LA

NeighborhoodsLocals steering a young couple start with Nottingham on Jackson—called safe, nice, and close to everything—and duplexes around Heyman Lane. Pineville, about 2.9 miles across the Red River, scores 73 on AreaVibes livability versus Alexandria’s 64 and is described as a small, rural town with a strong community that still taps Alexandria shopping and dining, a common pick for families who want less hustle. Woodworth (about 10.3 miles, score 74) and Ball (about 9.4 miles, 68) also outrank the city proper. Downtown has walkable stops such as Cafe DeSoto, but named in-city residential pockets beyond those Reddit tips are thin in these sources.

Locals steering a young couple start with Nottingham on Jackson—called safe, nice, and close to everything—and duplexes around Heyman Lane. Pineville, about 2.9 miles across the Red River, scores 73 on AreaVibes livability versus Alexandria’s 64 and is described as a small, rural town with a strong community that still taps Alexandria shopping and dining, a common pick for families who want less hustle.

Woodworth (about 10.3 miles, score 74) and Ball (about 9.4 miles, 68) also outrank the city proper. Downtown has walkable stops such as Cafe DeSoto, but named in-city residential pockets beyond those Reddit tips are thin in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: areavibes.com Source 3: instagram.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.74 minutes, and Niche residents say there is essentially no traffic except during parades. I-49 is the north–south spine through Rapides Parish, with Alexandria and Pineville linked across the Red River and regional drives toward Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston. Healthcare is a major local employer—reviewers cite many hospitals, specialists, and doctors’ offices—but these sources do not name campus routes, transit lines, or parking.

U.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.74 minutes, and Niche residents say there is essentially no traffic except during parades. I-49 is the north–south spine through Rapides Parish, with Alexandria and Pineville linked across the Red River and regional drives toward Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston.

Healthcare is a major local employer—reviewers cite many hospitals, specialists, and doctors’ offices—but these sources do not name campus routes, transit lines, or parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: ezhomesearch.com Source 3: niche.com

OutdoorsThe Red River is the civic backyard: Alexandria Levee Park puts festival grounds and an amphitheater on the banks, bass tournaments and boat tours run on the water, and Pineville’s Lake Buhlow hosts high-speed motorboat racing plus the July 3 fireworks. Kisatchie National Forest supplies hiking and biking in longleaf pine country; Farr Park is the named horseback-riding venue. Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery—Louisiana’s largest, free weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—runs the Lunker Bass Program with visitor exhibits. Hunting, fishing, and golf are year-round; residents also flag everyday lakes and trails.

The Red River is the civic backyard: Alexandria Levee Park puts festival grounds and an amphitheater on the banks, bass tournaments and boat tours run on the water, and Pineville’s Lake Buhlow hosts high-speed motorboat racing plus the July 3 fireworks. Kisatchie National Forest supplies hiking and biking in longleaf pine country; Farr Park is the named horseback-riding venue.

Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery—Louisiana’s largest, free weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—runs the Lunker Bass Program with visitor exhibits. Hunting, fishing, and golf are year-round; residents also flag everyday lakes and trails.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: explorelouisiana.com Source 2: cenlachamber.org Source 3: niche.com

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Living in Alexandria

Alexandria is Louisiana’s geographic middle—the Heart of Louisiana—where the Red River, I-49, Kisatchie National Forest, and Lake Buhlow replace big-city density. Locals point young households to Nottingham on Jackson, Heyman Lane duplexes, and Pineville across the river. Life is river-and-festival: Mardi Gras, dragon-boat races, July fireworks at Buhlow Lake and the Riverfront Amphitheater, Cafe DeSoto and Huckleberry Brewing downtown, Kent Plantation House, and a well-liked zoo. Tradeoffs are blunt. August highs near 98°F, thin nightlife and a fading mall, and Niche reviewers who repeatedly flag violent crime and unsafe parks even as they praise the food, the outdoors, and paycheck-to-housing math. Compact, affordable medical-market town—not a scene.

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Sources

As of 2025Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: ezhomesearch.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: explorelouisiana.com Source 5: cenlachamber.org Source 6: reddit.com

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Alexandria, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.