Staff Nurse - RN - Psychiatric Unit - Home Care jobs in Louisiana

Job description

Job Description - Psychiatric Registered Nurse

As a psychiatric registered nurse in home health, you have a unique opportunity to provide one on one, psychiatric/behavioral health and skilled nursing care and treatment to patients in their home.

Your primary work will include collaboration with mental health professionals including psychiatrists and psychologists to create a home care plan supporting an individual and their caregivers coping with dementia, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, anxiety, grief, depression and other psychiatric conditions within the home setting.

• Evaluates and assesses the medical, cognitive, emotional, psychosocial, safety, developmental status, and behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs of the patient to determine the appropriateness of care and criteria for acceptance to behavioral health/psychiatric home health care.

• Evaluates the patient's management and compliance with the medical and psychiatric plan of care and communicates closely with the physician, interdisciplinary team, agencies and institutions for continuity of care regarding patient's progress.

• Acts as a case manager in coordinating care for the behavioral health/psychiatric patient. Regularly reviews treatment planning under the direction of a physician or psychiatrist which includes nursing actions and interventions, goals and discharge summaries.
• Administers IM medications, performs lab draws and specimen collections, and educates patient and caregiver in appropriate medical techniques. Performs other nursing treatment to include medical care in accordance to the plan of care.

Job Type: Contract

Experience:

• mental health outpatient clinic: 3 years (Required)
• recent nursing in an active treatment in a psychiatric unit: 1 year (Required)
• mental health in hospital: 3 years (Required)
• clinical: 3 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Location:

• Oakdale, LA (Required)

License:

• Registered Nurse (RN) State of Louisiana (Required)