We are actively seeking LPNs to join our excellent nurse team! River Place Behavioral Health, a service of Ochsner Health System, provides state-of-the-art psychiatric care for adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health concerns.

BENEFITS:

River Place Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our nurses. Current benefits include:

• Competitive hourly rate with shift differential available
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement for full-time staff after 1-year
• Retention bonus
• Overtime pay
• Excellent training program
• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities

AVAILABLE SHIFTS AND HOURS

We have full and part-time staff LPN positions available for the day and night shifts. Shifts are 12-hours, 3 days per week with shift differentials available. All full-time LPNs rotate weekend shifts.

TRAINING AND ORIENTATION

River Place is committed to training and safety. All new-hire LPNs attend general orientation for one week, which includes classroom training, EPIC training, BLS, and Handle with Care training. After general orientation, the nurse begins a clinical orientation with a nurse preceptor which lasts for several shifts. Additional preceptor shifts available as needed

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE:

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care utilizing the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice in carrying out care plan objectives and goals.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
• Collaborate with others to ensure that patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
• Provide for the basic comfort of patient, implement nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to their needs.
• Apply appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
• Discuss the care provided with patient and listen to their concerns. Report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patient, visitors, coworkers and others involved in the patient's treatment in an effective manner.
• Provide for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards and psychiatric nursing standards.
• Responsible for thorough, accurate reporting and documentation of the patient symptoms, responses and progress.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL/LICENSES REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Prefer one year of nursing experience within the clinical area of service provided by the facility.
• Current Practical Nurse (LPN) license as required by Louisiana
• First Aid, CPR, de-escalation, and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• Experience with EPIC EMR a plus