Registered Nurse (FT Day Shift)
Houma, Louisiana
RN
Posted Aug 25
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Louisiana is $32/hr, across 50 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Compass Behavioral Center of Houma is hiring Registered Nurses
We are looking for professionals who share our commitment to improving lives by passionately serving others.
Our nurses are key to the success of our patients. We seek outstanding, patient focused RNs committed to providing superior care and treatment. We are looking for an RN who can be a leader of his/her interdisciplinary team, deliver personal care, and direct the care provided by others under his/her supervision. Areas of responsibility include conducting assessments and screenings, developing nursing impressions and recommendations, treatment planning and treatment plan reviews, participation in team conferences, discharge planning and placement, intake and referral, and case management. Other clinical duties include providing supervision and guidance to LPN's and Mental Health Technicians.
Why work for us?
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While Compass Health has about 600 employees, you will still enjoy a culture that is more like the locally owned "Family Like" atmosphere people love! Our leadership team is committed to connecting and being a part of the team. We offer great benefits and competitive pay.
Shifts Available
FT 6a-6p Rotational Shift
Requirements
Qualified candidates will possess an active Louisiana RN license . An Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required. Candidates will be required to have (or obtain immediately after hire) a current CPR certification. Psychiatric experience highly preferred.
Join the friendly Compass Health team!
We offer excellent salary (DOE), bonuses (for eligible candidates) and benefits including: group health, dental, vision, disability, 401K, vacation, etc., to all fulltime employees.
Compass Health, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Compass Health, LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facility
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $32.00 - $40.00 per hour
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Experience
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/
Certification
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Required)
Shift availability
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- Qualified candidates will possess an active Louisiana RN license . An Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required. Candidates will be required to have (or obtain immediately after hire) a current CPR certification. Psychiatric experience highly preferred.
- Join the friendly Compass Health team!
- We offer excellent salary (DOE), bonuses (for eligible candidates) and benefits including: group health, dental, vision, disability, 401K, vacation, etc., to all fulltime employees.
- Compass Health, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Compass Health, LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facility
- Job Type: Full-time
Place
- City
- Houma, Louisiana
- Median rent
- $1,058/mo
- Local household income
- $58,194/yr
- Metro price level
- 15% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Houma area index 85.1, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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