RN Night Shift
Universal Behavioral Health Hospital
Hammond, Louisiana
$30–$40/hr
About $62k–$83k/yr
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Posted Aug 2, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 3, 2026
What this might mean for you
Universal Behavioral Health Hospital is a specialty hospital, so the case mix runs deep rather than wide. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $62k–$83k a year. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.
What the posting states
- Differentials
- Additional pay for night and weekend differentials. · Every other weekend with weekend differentials added.
- Shift
- Nights
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Every other weekend with weekend differentials added.
About this role
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- rn license
- Current Louisiana RN license
- CPR Certification
- Psychiatric Nursing experience preferred
- Acute care
- Background check
- 18 years or older
- Every other weekend
- 8 hour shift
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Night and weekend differentials
- 8 hours built in overtime per pay period
- Additional overtime opportunities and incentives
About the employer
You are weighing Universal Behavioral Health Hospital in Hammond, Louisiana. What is on record is the place and the kind of work the name points to: behavioral health in a hospital setting in Hammond. Pay ranges, scheduling norms, ratios, residency,…
What reviewers appreciate
- Located in Hammond, Louisiana
- Behavioral health hospital setting
- Another local behavioral employer (Beacon Behavioral Support Services) available for comparison
What reviewers flag
- No validated pay figures in the record yet
- No validated scheduling, float, or ratio detail in the record yet
- No validated new-grad residency or tuition support detail in the record yet
Living in Hammond, LA
Hammond sits along the I-12 corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, offering a college-town feel thanks to Southeastern Louisiana University. Its historic downtown features local shops and eateries, while nearby swamps and waterways showcase South Louisiana's natural beauty.
- Metro price level · Hammond area
- 84.5
- 15% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,061/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, 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?
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