Registered Nurse 2

Salary : $4,470.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly
Location : LaPlace, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 191721
Department: LDH-South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority
Opening Date: 03/08/2024
Closing Date: 3/18/2024 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
Helping people, changing lives through education, prevention, intervention, and treatment in an effort to enhance quality of life.
This vacancy is located at SCLHSA's River Parishes Behavioral Health Center located in Laplace, LA. This incumbent will provide behavioral health nursing care to adults, adolescents, and children with serious and persistent behavioral health conditions. This incumbent may interact with clients exhibiting resistances, non-compliance, diminished cognitive processes or ability to reason, and hostility. This incumbent will function as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
NOTE REGARDING ADVERTISED PAY:
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
No Civil Service test score is 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.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Macy Comeaux
HR Director
985-876-8876
Qualifications
MINIMUM 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 plus one year of professional nursing experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for the required experience.
A master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional nursing care to patients and/or clients.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Registered Nurse Supervisor A or B, but may receive supervision from other higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May provide functional supervision over lower level nurses and/or paraprofessional personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Registered Nurse 1 by the presence of experienced level duties.
Differs from Registered Nurse 3 by the absence of leadworker and/or advanced level duties.
Examples of Work
Essential Functions:
35% Nursing Assessment:

• Provides comprehensive, accurate nursing assessments to determine mental health, substance abuse, depression, and medical needs in both an outpatient clinic setting and via telemedicine.
• Appropriately performs steps in obtaining vital signs and measurements and records each accurately.
• Assists providers with telemedicine visits by obtaining and updating the patient's medication list, past medical and surgical histories, family history, and hospitalizations.
• Performs and interprets laboratory tests such as Rapid HIV and HCV tests, urine pregnancy tests, urine drug screenings, and glucometer readings.
• Observes patients; records significant conditions and/or reactions; and notifies supervisor or physician of changes in patients' condition, reaction to drugs, treatments, or significant incidents.
• Documents services, telephone encounters, patient contacts, and other relevant information accurately, in the approved formats and locations in the electronic health record.
• Responds to patient, staff member, or visitor medical emergencies and acts according to SCLHSA policies. Performs CPR, applies the Automated External Defibrillator, and provides first aid as needed in the event of a medical emergency.

25% Coordination of Care:

• Facilitates processes to assist the medical staff/prescribers in managing their schedules and coordinates services, including referrals as needed.
• Collaborates with SCLHSA Primary Care Team, as well as outside primary care providers for integrated care.
• Coordinates with SCLHSA Pharmacy Department, private pharmacies, and third-party insurers to relay prescription information, obtain authorizations, and monitor medication utilization.
• Coordinates services between agencies such as emergency medical transport, hospitals, nursing homes, and law enforcement as they pertain to client healthcare.
• Ensures documentation is concurrent with each service and/or receipt of updated information.
• Attends staffing meetings focused on the welfare of patients.

25% Medication Management:

• Provides appropriate and accurate medication management services including medication administration, maintenance and security of on-site medications, and medication returns to the SCLHSA Pharmacy.
• Adheres to the Louisiana State Boards of Nursing and Pharmacy regulations regarding storage, security, distribution, and administration of medications.
• Maintains medication supplies by monitoring stock levels and expiration dates, facilitating orders, and connecting clients with patient assistance programs.

5% Education:

• Participates in client and family health teaching and discharge planning.
• Provides medication education and support to clients and families receiving medication.

5% Infection Control:

• Consistently and appropriately uses universal precautions during service delivery.
• Consistently and appropriately uses accepted infection control measures including correct use of protective gear, disposal of bio-hazardous waste and sharps, and hand washing.

5%Other duties as assigned. Attends staff meetings. May assist with other agency functions including, but not limited to, data entry, reports, program development, staff training, staff orientation, chart audits, etc.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays 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 Governor
State 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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

01
Do you possess an active, unencumbered, unrestricted and valid Louisiana Registered Nurse license to practice professional nursing?

• Yes
• No

02
If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered 'NO', enter N/A.***NOTE***ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your professional nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your RN license.
Required Question