Registered Nurse

Join Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA 70816, where your expertise as a Full‑Time Registered Nurse will make a significant impact on patients' lives. This onsite position offers a dynamic and supportive environment that thrives on excellence, integrity, and high performance. You will be part of a forward‑thinking team dedicated to providing exceptional psychiatric care. As a Registered Nurse, you will encounter diverse challenges daily, allowing you to leverage your problem‑solving skills and abundant thinking.

Collaborating with a team of humble and intelligent professionals, you will contribute to the mission of enhancing mental health care. Please visit the careers page on our website  to apply for the position.

You will be given great benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Competitive Salary, Paid Time Off, Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital provides a competitive salary, a good work environment, and good benefits package that includes holiday pay, PTO, health, dental, vision, Life Insurance 401(k) plan, and profit‑sharing plan. Your journey in nursing will be enriched by a culture that values safety and professionalism.

Join us and be part of something transformative!

As a Full‑Time Registered Nurse at Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA 70816, your responsibilities will include assessing new patients within 8 hours of admission to ensure immediate and individualized care. You will provide nursing care as ordered by physicians, manage daily medication administration, and monitor storage practices to uphold safety and integrity. Participating in interdisciplinary formulation of individual treatment plans allows you to contribute your expertise to tailored patient care.

You will also dictate and write progress notes for both one‑on‑one and group sessions, strictly adhering to hospital policies and procedures.

Additionally, your role involves assisting in risk management activities to minimize injuries or illnesses among patients, staff, and visitors. Completing and signing mandatory admission paperwork in compliance with legal and hospital guidelines is essential.

To thrive as a Full‑Time Registered Nurse at Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA 70816, several essential skills are required. You must be adept at organizing and prioritizing your work while being cost‑effective and resource‑conscious. Collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary team is crucial, especially in a high‑stress and high‑volume environment. Your ability to remain organized and self‑disciplined will enable you to manage the demands of daily nursing tasks successfully.

Thorough documentation is vital to maintaining the integrity of patient records and ensuring compliance with hospital policies.

Strong listening skills are necessary to foster understanding, facilitating the accurate interpretation of patients' concerns, motivations, and feelings. Additionally, you will be expected to address and resolve interpersonal conflicts as they arise, contributing to a cohesive and productive team atmosphere.

Knowledge and skills required for the position are:

• Organizes and prioritizes work while being cost‑effective and conserving resources
• Should be able to work with multidisciplinary team
• Able to tolerate high stress and high volume of work
• Organized and self‑disciplined
• Thorough documentation
• Utilizes listening skills that indicate understanding and promotes accurate interpretation of other's concerns, motivations, and feelings
• Works toward resolution of interpersonal conflicts as they arise

If you think this job is a fit for what you are looking for, great! We’re excited to meet you!