Location: Angola,LA, USA
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections -
Corrections Services
www.doc.louisiana.gov
LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY
Angola, LA
THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED BY PROMOTION
OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF
LA DPS&C - CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)
This position may be filled as:
DETAIL: The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate of $44.79 per hour.
There is Premium Pay at a rate of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked, in addition to regular pay.
Exams and License Requirements
* No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
* Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
* Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
* Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
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.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.
* 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.
* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
* 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.
* 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.
* This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
* This is a 24 hour facility.
* Applicants may be required to work shift work
* To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.
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
...@la.gov
Ph: (225) ###-####
Fax: (225) ###-####
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 plus four years of professional nursing experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for one year of the required experience.
A master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Specialized degrees less than a doctorate will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.
Specialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide management of nursing services in a clinical, education, or programmatic setting.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Registered Nurse Assistant Director of Nursing A or other higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct over Registered Nurse Supervisor A, Registered Nurse Supervisor B and/or other equivalent level supervisors. See allocation criteria memo for details.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from RN Manage-House by the presence of direct line supervision.
Differs from RN Regional Manager by the absence of serving as the manager of facilities and/or staff in a region.
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Provides management and direction to assigned clinical, programmatic, or educational units and coordinates activities with other departments and/or facilities.
In absence of Director and Assistant Director, assumes responsibility for supervision of entire Nursing Department and/or facility.
Assists with determining suitable organizational structure and staffing requirements for assigned nursing areas.
Prepares, monitors, and submits monthly and annual patient statistics, staff training, and budgetary reports.
Develops/assists in the preparation of the budget for the assigned sections.
Establishes long-term goals and objectives for assigned sections and/or facility.
Develops area operation policies, procedures, and standards of care in accordance with overall hospital and accreditation committee policies.
Develops and interprets to other professional and nonprofessional staff area operation policies, procedures, and standards of care in accordance with overall hospital and accreditation committee policies.
Assists in maintaining patient care standards by supervising and directing activities of subordinate nurses engaged in quality assurance, infection control, and utilization review activities.
Reviews staffing roster for assigned area to ensure adequate nursing coverage of professional and non-professional staff.
Serves on various committees for, patient safety, quality assurance, infection control, risk managements, and hospital accreditation.
Provides guidance, direction, and oversight in complying with JCAHO, HCFA, OSHA, Center for Disease Control, State Boards of Nursing, and other regulatory agencies.
Initiates or responds to various codes; supervises staff to assure that proper procedure is followed.
When necessary acts as liaison with families, other facilities, law enforcement agencies concerning patients' admission, discharge, transfer, etc.
Manages staff education programs including nursing staff and hospital-wide orientation that support education standards of licensing and accrediting bodies.
Serves as a liaison between the hospital, schools of nursing and other allied health training programs such as practical nurse, paramedic, psychology, laboratory, respiratory, radiology, National Guard Units, etc., providing student orientation and assuring that the goals of the agency and hospital are maintained.
Provides administration, direction, and evaluation for a hospital-wide comprehensive patient education program for both inpatient and outpatient areas.
Provides advanced practice courses such as Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Critical Care Core Curriculum (12 lead EKG interpretation, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Pathophysiology of the Critical Patient, Nursing Interventions, Ventilator Dependent Care, and other invasive monitoring).