Registered Nurse 1 Job Listing at Louisiana Department of State Civil Service in Pineville, LA

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Job Title: Registered Nurse 1
Agency: DHH-Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Opening Date: Tue. 08/07/12
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
State Salary Range: $20.18 - $31.68 hourly
$3,497.00 - $5,491.00 monthly

Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Pineville, Louisiana

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Qualifications Benefits Supplemental Questions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing.
Supplemental Information:

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS TO APPLY ONLINE!

Offer of employment is contingent upon applicant successfully completing drug and background screenings.

List ALL prior employment - INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!

Position is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER in Nursing Services.

Offer of employment is contingent upon applicant successfully completing drug and background screenings.

This position may be filled byProbation, Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer, or Detail to Special Duty with Pay Pending Promotion. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.
If you are using your baccalaureate degree or claiming college credits to qualify,a copy of your Official College Transcript must be attached to your application or faxed to Robert L. Jones @ (318) 641-2390 with a copy of the posting by the closing date of this announcement. If your transcript is not submitted, your application will be rejected.

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. The maximum salary for the Registered Nurse 2 is $70, 512 and Registered Nurse 3 is $75, 442. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities page” for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements and job concepts for each level.

No Civil Service test score is required to be considered for this vacancy. Resumes will not be accepted and should not be attached

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 who do not wish to apply online can submit a completed Civil Service application (application can be found by clickinghere)to ROBERT L. JONES, HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST, P.O. BOX 5191 PINEVILLE LA 71360 or fax completed application to (318) 641-2390. Application must have the job title and job number on it. ALL SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED AND SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION. Any application that does not contain this information will be rejected.

For further information about this vacancy contact: Robert L. Jones, Pinecrest Supports & Services Center, 100 Pinecrest Drive, Pineville, Louisiana 71360. Phone: 318-641-2166.

Job Concepts:

FUNCTION 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 Work:

EXAMPLES 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.