Registered Nurse - Behavioral Medicine
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days
- Unit and setting
- Behavioral Medicine · Hospital Registered Nurse - Behavioral Medicine
- License
- RN licenseRN license in state of employment or compact
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN license in state of employment or compact RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
- Certification
- BLS BLS required
Preferred
- Education
- BSN Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of related nursing specialty experience 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- making assignments and delegating 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
- patient, family and caregiver teaching Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
- Hours stated
- 7AM - 7PM
The workplace
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Summary
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.
Job Requirements
Education/Skills
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
BLS required RN License in state of employment or compact
Work Schedule
7AM - 7PM
Work Type
Full Time
What's around it?
Lake Charles, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 14% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,109/mo
- Household income
- $59,235/yr, all local households, not nurse pay