Psychiatric Registered Nurse

We are hiring for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse!

At SunCrest OMNI, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.

• As a Registered Nurse
• you can expect:

• flexibility for true work-life balance

• opportunities for career growth

• the ability to build trusted nurse-patient relationships

• employee-focused wellness and support programs

• If you love nursing and want to strengthen your experience
• this is a great opportunity for you.

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse in Home Health renders professional nursing care to patients in their home by assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating home nursing care needs of assigned patients.

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) in Home Health provides and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies.r

• Initiates and coordinates the plan of treatment and necessary revisions per acceptable standards of psychiatric nursing practice.
• Provides counseling and crisis intervention to the patient and patients families.
• Coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources. All done within a Point of Care setting.

• Makes the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within state specific guidelines, and submits accurate, complete, and timely documentation in collaboration with physician orders.

• Performs patient comprehensive assessments at designated time points and develops the appropriate plan of care.

• Ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by payer source.

Experience Requirements

• Prior to RN making a psychiatric nurse visit, the agency will adhere to Psychiatric Skilled Nursing/Scope of Care
• Must have experience within the last five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatricretraining classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge.

License Requirements

• Must have current RN licensure.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Must have a current drivers license and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.