Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric
Harahan, LA
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) — Psychiatric / Behavioral Health | Harahan, LA

Contract Details

• Facility: River Oaks Hospital
• Location: Harahan, Louisiana
• Specialty: Psychiatric / Behavioral Health Nursing
• Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3×12-hour shifts
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Patient Population: Adult and Adolescent Behavioral Health
• Floating: Required between Adult and Adolescent units
• Start Date: To be confirmed

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum 2 years of acute inpatient Behavioral Health / Psychiatric Nursing experience.
• Experience caring for both adult and adolescent psychiatric patients.
• Ability and willingness to float between Adult and Adolescent Behavioral Health units.
• Active RN license valid for practice in Louisiana.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification.
• Strong psychiatric assessment, crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
• Ability to work three 12-hour night shifts weekly.

Required Submission Documents

• Updated resume highlighting psychiatric nursing experience.
• Active RN license and license verification.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current CPI certification.
• Completed Psychiatric / Behavioral Health skills checklist.
• Two recent professional references, preferably from a Charge RN, Supervisor or Nurse Manager.
• Requested time off and earliest available start date.
• Additional facility-required credentialing and compliance documents, as applicable.

The documents listed above are a proposed submission checklist. Confirm exact requirements and whether CPI must be held at submission with the facility or Account Manager.

Job Description

River Oaks Hospital in Harahan, Louisiana, is seeking an experienced Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse for a 13-week night-shift assignment.

The RN will provide safe, compassionate and patient-centered nursing care to adults and adolescents receiving acute inpatient psychiatric treatment.

The ideal candidate will have strong behavioral health experience, excellent therapeutic communication skills, and the ability to respond calmly and professionally to psychiatric emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and mental status assessments.
• Monitor patient behavior, emotional status and clinical conditions.
• Administer psychiatric medications and assess treatment responses.
• Perform suicide and self-harm risk assessments.
• Implement patient safety precautions and behavioral interventions.
• Utilize therapeutic communication and verbal de-escalation techniques.
• Respond appropriately to behavioral emergencies according to facility protocols.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers and behavioral health technicians.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Provide patient education and emotional support.
• Maintain accurate and timely nursing documentation.
• Assist with admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Provide age-appropriate psychiatric nursing care to adolescent patients.
• Float between Adult and Adolescent units as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous travel nursing experience.
• Experience managing acute psychiatric and behavioral emergencies.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care.
• Experience with electronic medical record systems.
• Strong teamwork, conflict-resolution and patient-advocacy skills.

Additional Information

• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours weekly
• Patient Population: Adults and Adolescents
• Floating: Mandatory between Adult and Adolescent Behavioral Health units
• Certifications: BLS and CPI
• Work Environment: Acute inpatient psychiatric hospital
• Weekend Requirements: To be confirmed
• On-Call: To be confirmed
• Scrub Color: To be confirmed
• Weekly Pay: To be confirmed