Registered Nurse

Overview

PSSC 25-2-RJ – Position is located with Pinecrest Supports & Services Center.

Location: Nursing Dept.

Career level: This job is in a Career Progression Group and may be filled at a higher level. Vacancies may be filled as Registered Nurse 1, 2 or 3 depending on experience.

Full Time Day Shift: 5:30 AM – 6:00 PM;
Teams A or

B.
Part Time Day & Night Shift: Flexible.
Full Time Night Shift: 5:30 PM – 6:00 AM;
Teams A or

B.
Alternative

Shifts:

Available.

Salary - Depends on Qualifications

This position has a Special Entrance Rate:

Registered Nurse 1 $ 29.84/hr – $39.01/hr

Registered Nurse 2 $ 31.93/hr – $41.74/hr

Registered Nurse 3 $ 34.17/hr – $44.67/hr

This position receives premium pay of $10.00 per hour.

This position also receives Shift Differential, Longevity Pay, and Additional pay options.

Note: This job may be filled by Detail, Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.

THIS JOB IS IN A CAREER PROGRESSION GROUP AND MAY BE FILLED AT A HIGHER LEVEL. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Registered Nurse 1, 2 or 3 depending on experience. The maximum salary for the Registered Nurse 3 is $87,651. See the Job Specifications tab on the LA Careers Current Job Opportunities page for specific salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.

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.

Function of Work: To provide basic professional nursing care to patients and/or clients.

Examples of Duties:

• Performs professional nurse duties that may include administration of blood and blood components, IV 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' 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, immunizations, environmental health nursing, home visits, and collaboration with Disease Intervention Specialist where applicable.
• Participates in all-hazards emergency preparedness and 24-hour response activities.
• Ensures emergency care equipment is available within the parish health unit and responds to emergencies and public health threats on a 24-hour basis.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Note: Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in hiring at the lower level of the position.

Contact: Robert L. Jones
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center
P.O. Box 5191
Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Robert.

Jones

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.

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