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Registered Nurse 1-2-3 Print ( Apply Registered Nurse 1-2-3 Salary $5,922.80 - $7,518.00 Monthly Location Pineville, LA Job Type Classified Job Number PSSC 24-12-RJ Department LDH-Office for Citizens with Development Disabilities Opening Date 01/16/2024 Closing Date Continuous + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information PSSC 23-12-RJ Position is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER. LOCATION: Nursing Dept. Full Time-Day Shift: 5:30AM - 6PMTeams:A or B Part Time Day & Night Shift: Flexible Full Time-Night Shift: 5:30PM - 6AMTeams:A or B Alternative Shifts are Available Salary - Depends on Qualifications This position has a Special Entrance Rate: Registered Nurse 1 $29.84hr. - $39.01hr. Registered Nurse 2 $31.93hr. - $41.74hr. Registered Nurse 3 $34.17hr. - $44.67hr. This position receives premium pay of $ 10.00 per hour. This position also receives Shift Differential, Longevity Pay, and Additional pay options. This position may be filled byDetail to Special Duty, 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 aCareer Progression Group,vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as anRegistered Nurse 1, 2 or 3depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for theRegistered Nurse 3 is $87,651. 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 scoreis 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* NOTE: Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hiring at the lower level of the position in which any are applying. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at (Download PDF reader) Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. For further information about this vacancy contact: Robert L. Jones Pinecrest Supports & Services Center P.O. Box 5191 Pineville, Louisiana 71360 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) state. 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. 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 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 PSSC - 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 PSSC - If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city, police, sheriff, FBI, etc.) the offense, place, and disposition of case. If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A. 03 PSSC - Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hiring at the lower level of the position in which any are applying. Have you listed ALL prior work history (entire work history starting after High School or College)? + Yes + No 04 PSSC - Are you a current employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center. + Yes + No 05 PSSC - You will be selected for interview based on your application. Explain any gaps in employment of 3 months or longer (Example: January/1999 - May/1999 = taking care of sick parent or stay at home parent etc.). If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A. 06 PSSC - Are you in 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? + Yes + No 07 PSSC - If you answered 'Yes' to the previous question, please indicate the license type, number and expiration date. If you answered 'No' please type N/A. Required Question Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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