This vacancy is located in the Nursing Department 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.
We have part-time, WAE openings for Registered Nurse 1, 2 and 3
Pay Rates:
RN 1 - $30.25/hr
RN 2 - $32.50/hr
RN 3 - $36.30/hr
SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS (per HOUR physically worked):
Shift Diff 2nd Shift - $4.50
Shift Diff 3rd Shift - $5.00
Weekend Shift Diff - $2.50
Weekend Shift Diff 2nd - $6.00
Weekend Shift Diff 3rd - $7.00
Holiday Shift Diff - $3.50
Holiday Shift Diff 2nd - $7.00
Holiday Shift Diff 3rd - $8.00
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff - $4.50
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff 2nd - $7.50
Weekend Holiday Shift Diff 3rd - $8.00
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(s). Please list all of your experience.
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.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
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.
For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact:
ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV
(225) 634-0259
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.
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 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.
