Registered Nurse 1

PSSC 23-12-RJ Position is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER. LOCATION: Nursing Dept. Full Time-Day Shift: 5:30AM - 6PM Teams: A or B Part Time Day & Night Shift: Flexible Full Time-Night Shift: 5:30PM - 6AM Teams: 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 by Detail 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 a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Registered Nurse 1, 2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Registered 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 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. 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 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. 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.