Registered Nurse 4(Registered Nurse)

About This Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

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This position may be filled in the following parishes: Iberia Parish

Join the Louisiana Department of Health as a Registered Nurse 4 in Region 4, serving Iberia and St. Martin Parish Health Units. Lead a programmatic service line, deliver public health nursing across clinical settings, and support parish-level operations, all while practicing within the full scope of the Louisiana Nurse Practice Act (LRS 37:911) and following LDH/OPH standards. Make a real impact on community health every day!

The ideal candidate should have experience working with multiple electronic systems, data collection databases, and training platforms to support public health operations, including EMR, LINKS, Moodle, RedCap, STARLIMS, Quest, LEO, and Outlook email.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary permit or multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state to practice as a registered nurse plus one of the following:

Two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A bachelor's degree in nursing plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A master's degree in nursing or public health plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A doctorate in nursing or public health.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

Job Duties and Other Information

• Serves as a lead nurse in the Iberia Parish health unit. Will be expected to provide staffing support to St. Martin Parish Health Unit on a routine basis and travel to other Region 4 parish health units as needed at the request of the Nurse Supervisor A and/or the regional office leadership team.
• Establishes short and long-term goals and planning for any OPH program, implementing new nursing programs, supporting existing programs, and working to increase efficiency and positive health outcomes within the assigned parishes.
• Leads activities of specific clinics to ensure that patients receive needed services, program requirements are maintained and that appropriate follow up appointments or treatments are provided.
• Assists the RN Supervisor A in the identification of community health status indicators. Assists the RN Supervisor A in the Performance, Planning, and Review of community health outcomes in the public health unit.
• Interprets laboratory results for appropriate intervention, treatment, and follow up according to established protocols. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the practice of professional nursing. Provides nursing care for all parish programs such as WIC, Immunizations, Tuberculosis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Genetics.
• Administers immunizations and other medication as appropriate, providing education on adverse reactions and care of reactions. Enters data of vaccines administered in the state wide LINKS (computerized system). Administers direct observation therapy to tuberculosis patients and contacts.
• Attends seminars, workshops, staff meetings, in-service trainings and other continuing education programs as required in maintaining professional expertise and licensing requirements.
  
  

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Public Health / Region 4-BRCO / Iberia Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Job appointment or Promotional appointment

Cost Center: 3262109004-9992300

Position Number(s): 50630054

How To Apply:

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
  
  

Contact Information:

Shambrielle Pooler

Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here .

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video 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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