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Practical Nurse Licensed--1, 2 or 3

Salary

$3,376.53 - $5,733.87 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS8.5.23LPN

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

08/07/2023

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in Nursing Services of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish).

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOYEE

Salary is negotiable based on experience

This position has a Special Entrance Rate of pay at each level

Practical Nurse Licensed 1 SER $19.48 hour/$1558.40 biweekly

Practical Nurse Licensed 2 SER $20.84 hour/$1667.20 biweekly

Practical Nurse Licensed 3 SER $22.30 hour/$1784.00 biweekly

Premium Pay paid for each hour worked

$10.00 hour – Recruitment/Retention

$2.00 hour – 0 – 6 months Facility Longevity

$3.00 hour – 6 months – less than 3 years Facility Longevity

$4.00 hour – 3 – less than 5 years Facility Longevity

$5.00 hour – 5+ years Facility Longevity

$1.00 hour – Lead Worker

$1.00 hour – Certification Pay (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)

$1.00 hour – Certification Pay (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support)

Shift Differential Pay

$2.50 hour – 2nd Shift

$3.50 hour – 3rd Shift

$2.00 hour – Weekend Shift

$3.00 hour – Weekend 2nd Shift

$4.00 hour – Weekend 3rd Shift

$2.50 hour – Holiday Shift

$4.00 hour – Holiday 2nd Shift

$4.50 hour – Holiday 3rd Shift

$3.00 hour – Weekend Holiday Shift

$4.50 hour – Weekend Holiday 2nd Shift

$5.00 hour – Weekend Holiday 3rd Shift

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Practical Nurse Licensed 1, Practical Nurse Licensed 2, or Practical Nurse Licensed 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Review your application to be sure all work experience is listed to qualify you at the highest possible level!

An attached resume willnotreplace a completed application;failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

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.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

For information about this job posting contact:

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

(225) 634-0259

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice practical nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide basic nursing care to patients/clients in stable conditions and in predictable situations in accordance with the Professional Nurses Practice Act.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse of a higher level.

Supervision Exercised:

May exercise functional supervision over paraprofessional nursing personnel.

Location of Work:

Statewide--health care facilities; correctional facilities.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Practical Nurse--Licensed, 2 by the absence of journeyman level assignments and independent performance of duties.

Examples of Work

Implements selective aspects of the nursing care plan, i.e., comfort, hygiene, safety measures, nutrition, etc. under progressively more generalized supervision from a Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse of a higher level.

Observes patients for changes in physical and/or mental status or behavior and reports significant changes.

Obtains specimens for laboratory testing as assigned.

Takes vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.

Administers medication and treatments in accordance with policies and procedures.

Transcribes physicians' orders and records medication and patient's condition on patient's charts and other records.

Receives and gives change of shift reports.

Requests stock drugs, medications, and supplies as assigned.

Administers CPR in emergency situations.

Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.

Gathers information about patient's past and current physical and mental status.

May administer oral and parenteral medication as prescribed by the physician and documents procedure.

Applies dressings, ointments, and other treatments as ordered and documents procedure.

Assists physicians with routine examinations and treatments.

Bathes, feeds, and makes patients comfortable.

Performs individual and group health teaching as assigned.

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

  Do you possess a license or temporary permit to practice PRACTICAL NURSING in Louisiana or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state?

• Yes

• No

  04

  If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE and EXPIRATION DATE. NOTEORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your LPN license.

  05

  Are you interested in a 36 hour weekend shift?

• Yes

• No

  06

  Are you a current employee of ELMHS?

• Yes

• No

  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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