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Regions Behavioral Hospital

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

RN · Mental Health Care

Posted Aug 18

Shift
12-hour days
Unit
Psych

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour days
Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN

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Pay

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About this role

Regions Behavioral Hospital is hiring a full-time day shift RN for our inpatient unit. 7a to 7p, Baton Rouge.

Here is the actual work.

You will carry a caseload on the inpatient psychiatric unit — assessment, monitoring, documentation. Admissions come through at all hours, so intake is a real part of the day: getting orders in, getting someone settled who may have arrived frightened and not by their own plan.

Day shift means you are in the building when the treatment team is. Rounds, group schedules, family calls, discharge planning. You will be the clinical judgment in the room when a unit needs one, and you will hand off to nights with a clear picture.

Medical physician monitoring runs alongside the psychiatric care.

What we are looking for: a current Louisiana RN license. Behavioral health experience helps but is not required. Plenty of good psychiatric nurses came from med-surg or the ED. What matters more is whether you can stay steady and clear with a person who is not at their best.

We are locally owned. Decisions get made in this building, by people you will actually see.

To apply, send your resume to jperry@regionsbh.com.

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Requirements

  • Louisiana RN license

Place

City
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Median rent
$1,067/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$49,994/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
9% below the national average

Baton Rouge area index 90.8, where 100 is the national average.

Beds
24

Louisiana's capital blends Southern charm, riverfront views along the Mississippi, and a lively culture fueled by LSU, Creole cuisine, and nearby festivals. Nurses relocating here find a mid-size metro with teaching hospitals, a warm climate, and an easy drive to New Orleans for weekend escapes.

Map showing the location of Baton Rouge, LA
Approximate location in Baton Rouge, LA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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Regions Behavioral Hospital
Hiring organization

Workplace: REGIONS BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL.

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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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