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Form of workSalary : $10,178.13 - $14,792.27 Monthly
Location : Jackson, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: ELMHS1.31.24RNDONB
Department: LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date: 01/31/2024
Closing Date: 2/13/2024 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in the Nursing Departmentof Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.
This position may be filled as a probational appointment or as a promotion of a permanent, classified state employee.
The incumbent will act as the Executive Nurse over nursing and therapeutic services of ELMHS.
*** QUALIFICATION REQUIRED***
ELMHS is Joint Commission (JC) accredited and CMS licensed, which requires the incumbent to possess a postgraduate degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or Business Administration. This qualification must be listed on the candidate's application to be considered for the position.
SER (Special Entrance Rate) :
$4697.60/biweekly
Premium Pay for each hour worked:
Retention: $10.00/hr
Facility Longevity: Starting at $2.00
Specialty Unit Pay: $2.00
Shift Diff 2nd Shift: $4.50
Shift Diff 3rd Shift: $5.00
Weekend Shift Diff: $2.50
Weekend Shift Diff 2nd Shift: $6.00
Weekend Shift Diff 3rd Shift: $7.00
Holiday Shift Diff: $3.50
Holiday Shift Diff 2nd Shift: $7.00
Holiday Shift Diff 3rd Shift:$8.00
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff: $4.50
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff: 2nd Shift $7.50
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff 3rd Shift: $8.00
On Call Pay: $2.15
On Call Pay Weekend/Holiday: $2.25
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.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
You are strongly encouraged to apply for this posting using your online application. It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.
Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
DHH- ELMHS Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 498
Jackson, LA 70748
225-634-0259
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
General Option:
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 six years of professional nursing experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for one year of the required experience.
A master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Specialized degrees less than a doctorate will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.
Specialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
Public Health Option:
Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing plus a master's degree in nursing or public health and six years of professional nursing experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To direct all nursing services within a facility or to serve as the DIRECTOR OF all statewide public health nursing components for all public health programs.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct line over RN Assistant Directors of Nursing, Registered Nurse Managers, Supervisors, and lower level personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from RN Director of Nursing A by the size of the facility, supervisory, and/or programmatic responsibilities.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Directs all nursing care services within a facility.
Provides for nursing administration on all shifts.
Establishes nursing objectives, philosophy, and goals.
Participates in instructional planning as a member of executive management.
Collaborates with nursing school representative to organize clinical experience of students.
Appoints committees and/or committee members.
Conducts head nurse and supervisor meetings.
Reacts to committee minutes, reports, and directives.
Prepares periodic reports on the status of nursing care.
Recommends policy and/or procedure change to administration and/or medical staff.
Conducts research as it relates to nursing interventions and implements new nursing processes.
Develops and maintains a current Master Staffing Plan.
Maintains, implements, and updates written organizational plans.
Formulates nursing budget request; administers budget by reviewing reports and reacting to feedback and procedures.
Assures that policies and procedures are consistent with hospital and medical staff policies and procedures.
Functions as liaison required between medical staff and nursing department.
Establishes standards of nursing care and performance of all personnel within the nursing department.
Assures competency of nursing personnel through an ongoing evaluation process.
Formulates, reviews, and revises policies and procedures as indicated.
Formulates methodology for evaluating and assuring quality of nursing care.
Coordinates interdepartmental relationships and interviews, assesses, and hires personnel.
PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION:
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, and evaluates the nursing component for public health emergency situations, emerging public health issues and threats affecting the health and environment of the statewide community-at-large.
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, and evaluates the policies and procedures affecting the public health nursing component of all public health programs, statewide.
Assesses needs for additional nursing services and personnel for generalized or specialized programs; develops or revises programs to increase effectiveness; assigns personnel; prepares policies, operational procedures and nursing guidelines for the specific programs; and coordinates, monitors and provides managerial and professional consultation and evaluates effectiveness of programs and personnel.
Provides leadership and consultation to Federal, State, and local committees.
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, monitor, and evaluate the Continuing Education Nursing, Continuing Medical Education and Continuous Quality Improvement Program for the Office of Public Health.
Collects, complies, and analyzes a wide variety of statistics and reports to evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of health services.
Discusses, explains, and advises official bodies and civic, private or public agencies regarding community health issues, outbreaks, and national health objectives.
Provides comprehensive nursing administration and the response to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on 24-hour basis.
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:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
***** 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):
01
ELMHS is a Joint Commission (JC) accredited and CMS licensed. Do you possess a postgraduate degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or Business Administration?
02
Do you have experience in complying and reviewing corrective actions for state and federal regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CMS and Health Standard Section.
03
Explain your experience by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
04
Do you possess a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing plus six years of professional nursing experience?
05
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
06
Are you a current employee of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?
Required Question
Location : Jackson, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: ELMHS1.31.24RNDONB
Department: LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date: 01/31/2024
Closing Date: 2/13/2024 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in the Nursing Departmentof Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.
This position may be filled as a probational appointment or as a promotion of a permanent, classified state employee.
The incumbent will act as the Executive Nurse over nursing and therapeutic services of ELMHS.
*** QUALIFICATION REQUIRED***
ELMHS is Joint Commission (JC) accredited and CMS licensed, which requires the incumbent to possess a postgraduate degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or Business Administration. This qualification must be listed on the candidate's application to be considered for the position.
SER (Special Entrance Rate) :
$4697.60/biweekly
Premium Pay for each hour worked:
Retention: $10.00/hr
Facility Longevity: Starting at $2.00
Specialty Unit Pay: $2.00
Shift Diff 2nd Shift: $4.50
Shift Diff 3rd Shift: $5.00
Weekend Shift Diff: $2.50
Weekend Shift Diff 2nd Shift: $6.00
Weekend Shift Diff 3rd Shift: $7.00
Holiday Shift Diff: $3.50
Holiday Shift Diff 2nd Shift: $7.00
Holiday Shift Diff 3rd Shift:$8.00
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff: $4.50
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff: 2nd Shift $7.50
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff 3rd Shift: $8.00
On Call Pay: $2.15
On Call Pay Weekend/Holiday: $2.25
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.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
You are strongly encouraged to apply for this posting using your online application. It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.
Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
DHH- ELMHS Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 498
Jackson, LA 70748
225-634-0259
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
General Option:
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 six years of professional nursing experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for one year of the required experience.
A master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Specialized degrees less than a doctorate will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.
Specialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
Public Health Option:
Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing plus a master's degree in nursing or public health and six years of professional nursing experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To direct all nursing services within a facility or to serve as the DIRECTOR OF all statewide public health nursing components for all public health programs.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct line over RN Assistant Directors of Nursing, Registered Nurse Managers, Supervisors, and lower level personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from RN Director of Nursing A by the size of the facility, supervisory, and/or programmatic responsibilities.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Directs all nursing care services within a facility.
Provides for nursing administration on all shifts.
Establishes nursing objectives, philosophy, and goals.
Participates in instructional planning as a member of executive management.
Collaborates with nursing school representative to organize clinical experience of students.
Appoints committees and/or committee members.
Conducts head nurse and supervisor meetings.
Reacts to committee minutes, reports, and directives.
Prepares periodic reports on the status of nursing care.
Recommends policy and/or procedure change to administration and/or medical staff.
Conducts research as it relates to nursing interventions and implements new nursing processes.
Develops and maintains a current Master Staffing Plan.
Maintains, implements, and updates written organizational plans.
Formulates nursing budget request; administers budget by reviewing reports and reacting to feedback and procedures.
Assures that policies and procedures are consistent with hospital and medical staff policies and procedures.
Functions as liaison required between medical staff and nursing department.
Establishes standards of nursing care and performance of all personnel within the nursing department.
Assures competency of nursing personnel through an ongoing evaluation process.
Formulates, reviews, and revises policies and procedures as indicated.
Formulates methodology for evaluating and assuring quality of nursing care.
Coordinates interdepartmental relationships and interviews, assesses, and hires personnel.
PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION:
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, and evaluates the nursing component for public health emergency situations, emerging public health issues and threats affecting the health and environment of the statewide community-at-large.
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, and evaluates the policies and procedures affecting the public health nursing component of all public health programs, statewide.
Assesses needs for additional nursing services and personnel for generalized or specialized programs; develops or revises programs to increase effectiveness; assigns personnel; prepares policies, operational procedures and nursing guidelines for the specific programs; and coordinates, monitors and provides managerial and professional consultation and evaluates effectiveness of programs and personnel.
Provides leadership and consultation to Federal, State, and local committees.
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, monitor, and evaluate the Continuing Education Nursing, Continuing Medical Education and Continuous Quality Improvement Program for the Office of Public Health.
Collects, complies, and analyzes a wide variety of statistics and reports to evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of health services.
Discusses, explains, and advises official bodies and civic, private or public agencies regarding community health issues, outbreaks, and national health objectives.
Provides comprehensive nursing administration and the response to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on 24-hour basis.
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:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at
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
ELMHS is a Joint Commission (JC) accredited and CMS licensed. Do you possess a postgraduate degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or Business Administration?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you have experience in complying and reviewing corrective actions for state and federal regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CMS and Health Standard Section.
- Yes
- No
03
Explain your experience by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
04
Do you possess a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing plus six years of professional nursing experience?
- Yes
- No
05
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
06
Are you a current employee of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?
- Yes
- No
Required Question
