REGISTERED NURSE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Salary : $6,780.80 - $9,856.00 Monthly

Location : Angola, LA

Job Type : Classified

Job Number : 402-25-037

Department : DOC-Louisiana State Penitentiary

Opening Date : 03 / 19 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 24 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Supplemental Information

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections -

Corrections Services

LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY

Angola, LA

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT

or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE

OF LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)

This position may be filled as :

• DETAIL : The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT : Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.
• 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.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate of $39.12 per hour.

There is Premium Pay at a rate of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked, in addition to regular pay.

Why work for DOC?

Exams and License Requirements

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

The 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.

For further information about this vacancy contact :

Chassity Rheams

Human Resources Department

Chassity.Rheams@la.gov

Ph : (225) 655-2055

Fax : (225) 342-5968

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Possession 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 :

Three years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A bachelor's degree in nursing plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A master's degree in nursing or public health plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A doctorate in nursing or public health plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK :

To coordinate facility wide programs which will include, but not limited to : Infection Control, Discharge Planning, Quality Assurance, DRG Coordinator, Utilization Review, and Support Service Review.

LEVEL OF WORK : Advanced.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED :

General from a Registered Nurse Supervisor B, but may receive supervision from other higher level personnel.

See allocation criteria memo.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED :

May provide programmatic supervision to lower level personnel.

LOCATION OF WORK : Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS :

Differs from Registered Nurse 4 by the presence of agency wide programmatic responsibility.

Differs from Registered Nurse Supervisor A by the absence of direct line supervision.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Plans, develops, implements and monitors facility wide multi-disciplinary programs, i.e. to coordinate facility wide activities related to quality control including, but not limited to : Infection Control, Discharge Planning, Quality Assurance, DRG

Coordinator, Utilization Review, and Support Service Review.

Advises and assists management relative to program assignments.

Determines staff and equipment needs to accomplish program missions.

Participates in establishment and monitoring of patient classification systems.

Collects statistical data and completes routine calculations for budget, recruitment, and placement reports.

Performs on-site observations and audits for accuracy of information.

Evaluates program goals and effectiveness in the facility and adapts / revises as necessary.

Participates in planning, directing, implementing, and evaluating varied, complex and multifaceted utilization review and support service activities.

Participates in monitoring quality of support services against established standards.

Participates in assessment of learning needs of staff relating to utilization review activities.

Collects, categorizes, and analyzes utilization results.

Provides professional consultation relative to program area to all professional staff.

Assesses support service practices for efficiency, quality of service, and cost effectiveness.

Identifies, assesses, and monitors utilization review problems and recommends corrective action.

Reviews, updates, and establishes policies and procedures for utilization review.

Monitors all admissions and performs admission reviews, continued stay reviews, discharge planning reviews, and maintenance plan reviews according to criteria.

Develops, implements, directs and monitors the facility Employee Health Program.

Provides orientation and employee education concerning employee health.

Implements the annual TB skin testing program.

May provide direct patient care when it relates to infection control or employee health.

Develops a program for identification, monitoring, and control of factors that contribute to infection.

Serves as resource consultant to nursing and medical staff when it relates to agency wide programs.

Performs a retrospective utilization review of hospital bills selected for audit by predetermined criteria and isolates possible questionable charges or procedures which may be included in the bill in error.

Provides information concerning various medical diagnoses and especially the corresponding procedures and treatments, length of stay or treatment necessary per diagnosis, and proper medication and intervals.

Using the retrospective utilization review, provides the auditors with a foundation or plan to follow in their audit of the hospital bill. This plan will detail the RN's review, providing the auditors with questionable charges or procedures, reasons why they are questionable, and any pure errors or mischarges found in review.

Coordinates audit plan with auditors to assure efforts are concentrated in areas of interest or possible error.

Serves as advisor or mediator in discussions with hospital personnel.

Reviews auditor work papers to ensure completeness and proper documentation of audit findings and aid in the development of criteria to select items to be audited.

Louisiana 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.

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

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year :

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veteran's Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

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) :

Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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Are you currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (STATE EMPLOYEE)?

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Do you possess a valid LOUISIANA license or temporary permit to practice as a REGISTERED NURSE?

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If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, the issuing STATE, and the EXPIRATION date. if no, type N / A.

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If 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.

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