Registered Nurse Supervisor A

Registered Nurse Supervisor A\n\nPrint (https : / / www.governmentjobs.com / careers / louisiana / jobs / newprint / 4700497)\n\nApply\n\n?\n\nRegistered Nurse Supervisor A\n\nSalary\n\n$5,477.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly\n\nLocation\n\nMany, LA\n\nJob Type\n\nClassified\n\nJob Number\n\nOPH / EL / 201521\n\nDepartment\n\nLDH-Office of Public Health\n\nOpening Date\n\n10 / 21 / 2024\n\nClosing Date\n\n10 / 31 / 2024 11 : 59 PM Central\n\nDescription\n\nBenefits\n\nQuestions\n\nSupplemental Information\n\nThe Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.\n\nLDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.\n\nThis position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 7-BRCO / Sabine Parish\n\nAnnouncement Number : OPH / EL / 201521\n\nCost Center : 3262109007\n\nPosition Number(s) : 59844\n\nThis vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.\n\nNo Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.\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. 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\nResumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.\n\nA resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit\n\nFor further information about this vacancy contact : \n\nElla Lewis\n\nElla.Lewis2@la.gov\n\nLDH / HUMAN RESOURCES\n\nBATON ROUGE, LA 70821\n\n225 342-6477\n\nThis organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : \n\nPossession 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 three years of professional nursing experience.\n\nSUBSTITUTIONS : \n\nA baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for one year of the required experience.\n\nA master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for one year of the required experience.\n\nSpecialized degrees less than a doctorate will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.\n\nA doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.\n\nSpecialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.\n\nNOTE : Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.\n\nJob Concepts\n\nFUNCTION OF WORK : \n\nTo provide first line supervision of nursing services either in a clinical, educational, or programmatic setting.\n\nLEVEL OF WORK : \n\nSupervisor.\n\nSUPERVISION RECEIVED : \n\nGeneral from an RN Supervisor B or other higher level personnel.\n\nSUPERVISION EXERCISED : \n\nDirect over lower level registered nurses, paraprofessional and / or professional personnel.\n\nLOCATION OF WORK : \n\nStatewide.\n\nJOB DISTINCTIONS : \n\nDiffers from RN 4 by serving as a first line supervisor.\n\nDiffers from RN Program Coordinator by serving as a first line supervisor.\n\nDiffers from the RN Supervisor B by the absence of serving as a second line supervisor.\n\nSee allocation criteria memo.\n\nExamples of Work\n\nEXAMPLES OF WORK : \n\nEXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.\n\nServes as charge nurse and assumes responsibility for staffing and / or care of patients within a unit.\n\nAssists in maintaining patient care standards by supervising and directing activities of subordinate nurses engaged in quality assurance, infection control, and utilization review activities.\n\nReceives physicians' instructions regarding patient care and ensures that orders are transmitted to other units as needed.\n\nOversees delegation of simple nursing and other therapeutic procedures to lower level professional and paraprofessional employees.\n\nMakes regular patient rounds to observe and assess patients' physical conditions and behaviors, evaluates the quality of care provided, and ensures proper documentation of treatment and nursing observations.\n\nReviews nursing plan of care for all patients within a unit and ensures that treatments and therapies specified in the plans are carried out.\n\nAdministers oral and intramuscular medications, begins intravenous therapies, and performs medical tests as needed in the absence of subordinate professional staff.\n\nProvides specialized nursing care, i.e. ventilative care, special equipment, triage, or multiple system failures, etc.\n\nAdmits patients or receives patients following admission by conducting Nursing Assessment and Initial Treatment Plan.\n\nEvaluates patient care practices according to established standards and implements quality assurance methods to insure that standards are met.\n\nPlans, develops, and oversees the implementation of programs and courses to meet specific or general needs for orientation and ongoing training of staff.\n\nDirects nursing staff development and in-service education.\n\nEstablishes long-term goals and objectives for staff development and education.\n\nDetermines needs for training through direct observation, results of quality assurance reviews and consultation with other supervisors and directors.\n\nParticipates in the design and conduct of special research projects.\n\nParticipates in the development and update of nursing policies and procedures.\n\nMaintains records of employees' participation in in-service and continuing education programs.\n\nPUBLIC HEALTH OPTION : \n\nSupervises activities of clinics to ensure that patients receive needed services, program requirements are maintained, and appropriate follow-up appointments or treatment are provided.\n\nDevelops and evaluates staffing patterns and clinic schedules to ensure maximum staff utilization.\n\nAssesses performance and efficiency of public health nursing personnel on informal and formal bases.\n\nProvides counseling of employees on performance-related issues.\n\nPlans and evaluates performance evaluations of staff nurses.\n\nParticipates in disciplinary actions.\n\nIdentifies continuing education needs of staff and provides for in-service instruction on public health program requirements, policies and procedures.\n\nAnalyzes statistical data in program activities, caseload, and program effectiveness to provide training.\n\nCollaborates with parish, regional and statewide personnel in planning, implementing, and monitoring program guidelines and recommendations.\n\nMonitors program activities, caseload, and public health program effectiveness.\n\nProvides professional education to nursing, medical, and other health disciplines in OPH and other public and private agencies.\n\nSupervises Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Nurse Home Visiting staff in conducting home visits for first-time low-income pregnant women and families.\n\nConducts weekly supervision with individual nurse home visitors, weekly team meetings and / or case conferences, and quarterly home visits with nursing staff according to the model of care developed for NFP.\n\nMonitors referrals, outreach activities and enrollment of clients to maintain appropriate caseloads, data accuracy and programmatic outcomes.\n\nCollaborates with community partners to engage the community in improving maternal and child health outcomes reduce child abuse and foster positive social and emotional development of children.\n\nSupervises and / or provides care coordination and follow-up of services for vulnerable populations.\n\nInforms families about community resources, supervises and / or provides home visits.\n\nServes as a collaborative resource for services available.\n\nConducts interviews with HIV-positive individuals to determine infection epidemiology.\n\nServes as liaison for the HIV / AIDS Program with the regional STD and TB units and private physicians to facilitate counseling and testing services and HIV / AIDS cases reporting.\n\nAnalyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of program objectives based on epidemiological studies and HIV / AIDS statistics.\n\nPlans, coordinates, implements, evaluates, and communicates public health information, roles, capacities, and legal authority to all parish health unit staff and partners involved with emergency response on a parish level.\n\nResponds to emergencies and public health / bioterrorist threats on a 24-hour basis.\n\nLouisiana 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.\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 : \n\nInsurance Coverage More information can be found at https : / / info.groupbenefits.org / \n\nParental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave\n\nMore information can be found athttps : / / www.civilservice.louisiana.gov / Parental-Leave / Default.aspx\n\nHolidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year : \n\nNew Year's Day\n\nMartin Luther King, Jr. Day,\n\nMardi Gras,\n\nGood Friday,\n\nMemorial Day,\n\nIndependence Day,\n\nLabor Day,\n\nVeteran's Day,\n\nThanksgiving 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\nLouisiana 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\n\nTeacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),\n\nLouisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others\n\n01\n\nDo you possess 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?\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\n02\n\nIf you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered no, enter N / A.\nNOTE\nORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your professional nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your RN license.\n\nRequired Question\n\nAgency\n\nState of Louisiana\n\nAddress\n\nFor agency contact information, please refer to\n\nthe supplemental information above.\n\nLouisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802\n\nPhone\n\n(866) 783-5462\n\nWebsite\n\nhttp : / / agency.governmentjobs.com / louisiana / default.cfm\n\nApply\n\nPlease verify your email addressVerify Email