- Location
- Minden, LA
- Department
- Healthcare
- Education
- Associate
- Source
- ApplicantPro
Description
Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Unit
PRN
Minden Medical Center is seeking a PRN RN to support safe, high-quality patient care across all shifts. This role exists to keep care coordinated, documentation accurate, and communication clear—especially when unit needs require an RN to step into charge coverage.
Key responsibilities include providing direct patient care within RN scope, completing timely assessments, documenting accurately in the medical record, and ensuring admission and daily paperwork is thorough, signed, and dated per protocol. You’ll coordinate care activities for the unit, communicate patient concerns to medical staff, and support performance improvement through assigned chart monitoring. As assigned, you will function as Charge Nurse, guiding ancillary staff and providing oversight in the Nursing Director’s absence.
Required qualifications:
- Associate degree in Nursing (minimum)
- Current Louisiana RN license
- 1 year of RN experience preferred in a healthcare setting
If you’re ready to contribute dependable, patient-centered care as an RN, apply today.
A Typical Shift
As an RN on a PRN, all-shifts schedule, your day starts by getting oriented to the unit’s priorities and patient flow. You’ll stay connected with the treatment team, sharing goals, interventions, and updates as plans evolve. When assigned charge coverage, you’ll be the steady point of coordination—helping the shift run smoothly and escalating nursing care concerns to leadership as needed.
Throughout the shift, you’ll keep a close eye on chart completion and quality checkpoints, and you’ll work in step with Service Development to help move admissions forward efficiently. You’ll wrap up by ensuring key communications are handed off clearly so the next shift can pick up seamlessly—keeping safety, integrity, and patient experience at the center of the work.