REGISTERED NURSE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING B

Salary : $8,888.53 - $12,920.00 Monthly\nLocation : St. Gabriel, LA\nJob Type : Classified\nJob Number : 413-25-156\nDepartment : DOC-Elayn Hunt Correctional Center\nOpening Date : 03 / 27 / 2025\nClosing Date : 4 / 1 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central\n\nSupplemental Information\nLouisiana Department of\n\nPublic Safety & Corrections -\n\nCorrections Services\nELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER\n\nSt. Gabriel, LA\nTHIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT\n\nor PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE\n\nOF LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)\nSALARY DEPENDENT ON QUALIFICATIONS\n\nThis position has a Special Entrance Rate\nRegistered Nurse Assistant Director of Nursing B has an SER of $51.28 per hour.\nThere is a Premium Pay rate up to $5.00 per hour for each hour worked based on years of\n\nservice with DOC, in addition to regular pay.\n'Premium Pay' paid in addition to regular pay for qualifying conditions : \n\nRetention

• Credentials
• Experience
• Shift Differential\nThis position may be filled as : \n
• DETAIL : The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.\n
• TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT : This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.\n
• PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT : Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.\n\nWhy work for DOC?\n
• Culture : DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.\n
• Growth : Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.\n
• Benefits : DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Alternative work schedules including 4 / 10's or work from home MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements\n\nTo 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.\n
• Exams and License Requirements\n
• No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.\n
• License or temporary permit should be listed under the "Certificates and Licenses" section of the application.\n
• Failure to provide licensure information may result in the disqualification of your application.\n\nTo 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.\nREVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.\n
• IMPORTANT : In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.\n
• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.\n
• 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.\n
• 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.\n
• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.\n
• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.\n\nThe Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.\nFor further information about this vacancy contact : \n\nHilary Dugar\n\nElayn Hunt Correctional Center\n\nHuman Resources Department\n\nhilary.dugar@la.gov\n\nPh : (225) 319-4531\nFax : (225) 319-4592\nMinimum Qualifications\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : \nPossession of a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary permit or multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC / eNLC) state to practice as a registered nurse plus one of the following : \n\nFive years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR\n\nA bachelor's degree in nursing plus four years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR\n\nA master's degree in nursing or public health plus four years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR\n\nA doctorate in nursing or public health plus three years of experience as a licensed registered nurse.\n\nJob Concepts\nFUNCTION OF WORK : \nTo serve as the principal assistant to a Director of Nursing within a facility or to serve as the assistant to the Director of Nursing of all statewide public health nursing components for all public health programs.\nLEVEL OF WORK : \nAdministrator.\nSUPERVISION RECEIVED : \nGeneral from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher level personnel.\n\nSUPERVISION EXERCISED : \nDirect line over Registered Nurse Managers, Supervisors, and lower level personnel.\n\nLOCATION OF WORK : \nStatewide.\n\nJOB DISTINCTIONS : \nDiffers from RN Assistant Director of Nursing A by the size of the facility, supervisory, and / or programmatic responsibilities.\n\nDiffers from RN Director of Nursing A or B by the absence of serving as the director of nursing services within a facility or as the Director of Nursing of all statewide public health nursing programs.\n\nSee allocation criteria memo.\n\nExamples of Work\nEXAMPLES OF WORK : \nEXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.\n\nServes as assistant to the Nursing Director of a large facility.\n\nMakes daily rounds of nursing units and may provide direct patient care on complex cases.\n\nAssumes the duties of Nursing Director in her / his absence.\n\nAssists in planning and directing nursing services for the hospital and coordinates activities with other hospital departments.\n\nDetermines staffing requirements for nursing division, including professionals and paraprofessionals.\n\nDevelops area operation policies, procedures, and standards of care in accordance with overall hospital and accreditation committee policies.\n\nEnsures patient care standards are maintained by supervising and directing activities of subordinate nurses and by participating in quality assurance activities.\n\nServes as consultant to clinical supervisors on technical and disciplinary issues.\n\nDevelops and monitors nursing division budget, and maintains statistics on division activities and patient census.\n\nReviews master staffing roster to ensure adequate nursing coverage of all units or wards.\n\nRecommends hiring and dismissal of employees.\n\nInitiates, participates in, and evaluates special studies or research concerning nursing care.\n\nIdentifies needs for in-service education and serves on hospital policy / procedures / standards committees.\n\nParticipates in ongoing recruitment programs.\n\nPUBLIC HEALTH OPTION : \n\nServes as assistant to the Director of Nursing of all statewide public health nursing programs. Provides consultation in the assessment, planning, coordination, and evaluation of nursing services.\n\nCollects, compiles, and analyzes data to evaluate nursing programs outcomes, resource utilization and provision of quality services. Provides consultation to programs regarding development and / or revision of policies and procedures.\n\nProvides ongoing consultation and technical assistance to the field, regional and program staff in the implementation of Quality Management systems for all programs within the Office of Public Health. Serves on committees as a consultant in the area of Quality Management / Continuing Quality Improvement and / or Customer Satisfaction.\n\nProvides educational presentations to internal and external customers in the form of onsite technical assistance, community meetings, workshops, and conferences. Informs, educates, and empowers communities concerning holistic health issues.\nProvides professional nurse consultation and clinical, programmatic and administrative direction to public health and private sector staff statewide in the development of systems to provide preventive health care to the citizens of Louisiana.\n\nProvides leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of workforce development for nursing.\n\nEvaluates utilization of human, material, and fiscal resources.\n\nRepresents the agency as a recognized expert in the specialized field of public health nursing to federal, state, local, and community agencies.\n\nProvides professional nursing consultation and expertise in policy formulation, guidelines, protocols, and interpretation for public health services statewide.\n\nProvides expertise in coordinating the Office of Public Health Quality Management Program.\n\nProvides training to employees and facilitate change throughout the organization.\n\nResponds to emergencies and Public Health / Bioterrorist threats on a 24-hour basis.\nLouisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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.\n\nAs a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program : \nInsurance Coverage More information can be found at\n\nParental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave\nMore information can be found at\n\nHolidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year : \n
• New Year's Day\n
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,\n
• Mardi Gras,\n
• Good Friday,\n
• Memorial Day,\n
• Independence Day,\n
• Labor Day,\n
• Veteran's Day,\n
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.\n
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor\n\nState 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.\n\nRetirement- 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) : \n
• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system\n
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),\n
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others\n\n01\n\nAre you currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (STATE EMPLOYEE)?\n
• Yes\n
• No\n\n02\n\nIf you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse.Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT : I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.\n
• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.\n
• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.\n\n03\n\nDo you possess a valid LOUISIANA license or temporary permit to practice as a REGISTERED NURSE, OR a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC / eNLC) state?\n
• Yes\n
• No\n\n04\n\nIf you answered 'YES' to the previous question, please list the TYPE, license NUMBER, the issue STATE, and expiration date. Failure to provide ALL information could result in your application not being considered.If you answered "no" enter "n / a"\n05\n\nHow did you hear about this position?\n
• Civil Service Website or social media\n
• Recruitment Event\n
• Newspaper Ad\n
• DOC Website\n
• DOC Employee Referral\n
• LinkedIn\n
• Indeed\n
• ZipRecruiter\n
• Glassdoor\n
• Monster\n
• Facebook / Instragram\n
• Twitter\n
• Other\n\nRequired Question