Registered Nurse 2 (WAE/PRN)Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4650453) ApplyRegistered Nurse 2 (WAE/PRN)Salary $4,470.00 - $8,044.00 MonthlyLocation Monroe, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob NumberNELVH-199833RN-090924DepartmentDVA-NE LA Veterans HomeOpening Date09/09/2024Closing Date9/14/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationThe Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Home is to primarily serve the Veterans’ population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative service in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of the home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity. This position is located in the Nursing Department of the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home in Monroe, Louisiana. It will be filled as a WAE, which is limited to work up to 1245 hours in a 12-month period. This position includes a premium pay of $4.00 per hour for each hour physically worked.Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings. DISQUALIFICATION:While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to: Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed) Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered. Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position). Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement. For further information about this vacancy contact:Jamaile Burton Human Resources Analyst Jamaile.Burton@la.gov Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM 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 plus one year of professional nursing experience.SUBSTITUTIONS:A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for the required experience.A master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for the required experience.NOTE:Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To provide professional nursing care to patients and/or clients.LEVEL OF WORK:Experienced.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:General from a Registered Nurse Supervisor A or B, but may receive supervision from other higher level personnel.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:May provide functional supervision over lower level nurses and/or paraprofessional personnel.LOCATION OF WORK:Statewide.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Registered Nurse 1 by the presence of experienced level duties.Differs from Registered Nurse 3 by the absence of leadworker and/or advanced level duties.Examples of WorkEXAMPLES 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.May provide functional supervision over lower level nursing staff.Develops, maintains, and implements nursing care plans. Makes nursing assessments, identifies problems, and selects appropriate nursing interventions.Participates in discharge planning for assigned patients.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 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 obtaining complete health histories and advising patients on recommended health protocols. Instructs patients on prevention, health maintenance, and other specific health conditions.Obtains Pap Smears, blood samples, and other specimens for analysis; interprets laboratory results for appropriate intervention and follows up according to established standing orders and/or protocols.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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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/YourRetirementSystem.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
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Do you have possession of a valid Louisiana nursing license or a temporary nursing permit to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC)state
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If you answered YES to the question above, give your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you answered NO, enter NA.
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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?
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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A".
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Are you a current or former employee of the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home?
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