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Registered Nurse Director of Nursing A

Salary

$9,510.80 - $13,825.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS6.24.24RNDONA

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

06/24/2024

Closing Date

7/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is for the Director of Nursing for the Forensic Division of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

Special Entrance Rate (SER):

$4389.60/biweekly

PREMIUM PAY (per hour physically worked)

Retention Pay - $8/hr

Longevity Pay - $2/hr ( increases up to a max $5/hr)

Specialty Unit Pay - $2/hr

Various shift differential pay available

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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

LDH- ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, LA 70748

225-634-0571

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

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.

Minimum 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) stateplus 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.

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.

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 Registered Nurse Assistant Directors of Nursing, Registered Nurse Managers, Supervisors, and lower level personnel.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from RN Director of Nursing B 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.

Direct all nursing care services within a facility.

Establishes standards of nursing care and performance of all personnel within the nursing department.

Establishes nursing objectives, philosophy, and goals.

Participates in instructional planning as a member of executive management.

Makes daily rounds of nursing units and may provide direct patient care on complex cases.

Develops and maintains a current Master Staffing Plan.

Conducts research as it relates to nursing interventions and implements new nursing processes.

Maintains, implements, and updates written organizational plans.

Delineates the duties and responsibilities of each category of nursing personnel.

Formulates nursing budget request; administers budget by reviewing reports and reacting to feedback and procedures.

Assures current licensure of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses.

Functions as liaison required between medical staff and 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.

Provides for nursing administration on all shifts.

Collaborates with nursing school representative to organize clinical experience of students.

Appoints committees and/or committee members.

Conducts head nurse and supervisor meetings.

Prepares periodic reports on the status of nursing care.

Recommends policy and/or procedure change to administration and/or medical staff.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

  01

  Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes

• No

  02

  If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

  03

  Are you a current employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Do you posses an active, unencumbered, unrestricted and valid Louisiana registered nurse license to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state?

• 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.

  Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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