Practical Nurse 1, 2 Or 3
About The Position
Join the State of Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home, where you'll step into a role as a License Practical Nurse that combines clinical excellence with genuine care for those who served. You'll be the lead worker over CNA's, implement care plans, administer medication, and gather specimens for lab work. This role involves nursing operations during the 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 P.M. TO 7:30 A.M. shifts, including oversight of a care unit, ensuring coverage and high-quality resident care in a 156-bed long-term care facility. The position also includes conducting Quality Assurance audits and staff in-services, investigating and reporting resident complaints and incidents, and managing patient admissions and discharges.
Requirements
- Possession of a current Louisiana Practical Nurse license, a temporary permit, or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a 156-bed long-term care facility
- Experience providing feedback to RN Supervisor
- Experience recommending disciplinary actions
- Experience in conflict resolution
- Experience conducting Quality Assurance audits and staff in-services
- Experience investigating and reporting resident complaints and incidents
- Experience recommending corrective actions
- Experience collaborating with RN Supervisor
- Experience with patient admissions and discharges
- Experience receiving and giving change of shift reports
Responsibilities
- Lead worker over CNA's
- Implement care plans
- Administer medication
- Gather specimens for lab work
- Oversight of a care unit, ensuring coverage and high-quality resident care in a 156-bed long-term care facility
- Leads and evaluates nursing staff performance
- Provides feedback to the RN Supervisor
- Recommends disciplinary actions when needed
- Conflict resolution
- Conducts Quality Assurance audits and staff in-services
- Investigates and reports resident complaints and incidents
- Recommending corrective actions
- Collaborating with RN Supervisor to ensure coordinated care and resident safety
- Admission, admits and discharges patients
- Receives and gives change of shift reports
Benefits
- Shift differentials, with rates varying based on shift time, day of the week, and holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
