Registered Nurse 1-3Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4673103) ApplyRegistered Nurse 1-3Salary $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 MonthlyLocation Pineville, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob NumberCLSH-2024-75DepartmentLDH-Office of Behavioral HealthOpening Date09/26/2024Closing Date10/3/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationPositions are located in the Nursing Department at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana.Positions may be filled as a Probation, Promotion, Demotion or Transfer.As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Registered Nurse 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. Registered Nurse 1 has a special entry rate of$29.84/hour.Registered Nurse 2 has a special entry rate of$31.93/hour.Registered Nurse 3 has a special entry rate of$34.17/hour.In addition to the special entry rate of pay/hour, this position receives:
Premium Pay of$10.00/hourworked.
Longevity Paystarting at an additional$2.00/hourworked, up to$5.00/hourworked.
Shift Differential is also earned, depending upon time of shift worked
Salary is negotiable based on experience.
List all prior employment. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!
Resume will not be accepted and should not be attached. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application.
Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resumeis not eligible to receive credit considered.
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No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.
CLSH is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities."
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Kelcie Cox
Human Resources Analyst
Central Louisiana State Hospital
(318) 484-6331
kelcie.cox@la.gov
Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To provide basic professional nursing care to patients and/or clients.LEVEL OF WORK:Entry.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Close from a Registered Nurse Supervisor A or B, but may receive supervision from other higher level personnel.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:None.LOCATION OF WORK:Statewide.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Registered Nurse 2 by the absence of full performance level duties and the presence of close supervision.Examples of WorkEXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.Performs professional nurse duties that may include administration of blood and blood components, I.V. medications, parenteral nutrition, central line therapy, etc., under the close supervision of a registered nurse of a higher level.Assists in development of nursing plan of care for patients in assigned units.Makes regular patient rounds to observe and assess patients' physical conditions and behaviors and records observations on patients' charts.Receives and fulfills physicians' instructions regarding patient care and transmits orders, as needed, to other departments.Assists physicians with patient examinations and records patients' mental and physical health histories.Assists in emergency code situations.Instructs and educates patients in health and hygiene procedures and in self- administration of prescribed medications.Admits patients or receives patients following admission to a medical facility.Executes operating room nursing care plan. Scrubs and circulates on routine surgical procedures.PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION:Provides nursing care to individuals, families, and communities in public health program clinics, shelters, and any other sites designated for public health services.Conducts nursing assessments of patients by obtaining complete health histories. Obtains Pap Smears, blood samples, and other specimens for analysis; interprets laboratory results and reports findings to supervisor.Administers immunizations and other medications. Participates on Immunization Response Teams. Provides environmental health nursing and risk assessments, under direct supervision and in collaboration with environmental health personnel and regional/state epidemiologists, for exposure to environmental risks and disease outbreaks.Conducts home visits, under direct supervision (e.g., environmental risk appraisal, monitoring tuberculosis patients, assessment of maternity patients and newborns, or providing support on child abuse and sudden infant death cases).Participates and collaborates with Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) in the contact investigation, treatment, and education of individuals infected with communicable diseases.Participates in all-hazards emergency preparedness, in the staffing of Medical Special Needs Shelters (MSNS), points of dispensation (POD), and evacuation triage on a 24 hour basis.Ensures emergency care equipment is available within the parish health unit.Responds to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on a 24-hour basis.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the GovernorState employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Do you have possession of a valid Louisiana nursing license or a temporary nursing permit to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state?
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