Registered Nurse Advanced Practice
About The Position
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Corrections Services, is hiring a Registered Nurse Advanced Practice at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. The role provides advanced health and nursing care to individuals, families, or populations as an advanced or expert clinician in a correctional facility. The position involves a high level of autonomy and independent practice. The nurse performs comprehensive examinations, gathers health histories, performs or orders laboratory tests, and uses other appropriate procedures to assess patient health. The role also includes providing direct nursing care and/or directing nursing staff in managing selected patients, with emphasis on high-risk or difficult-to-manage cases. The nurse develops and recommends practice standards for assigned programs, evaluates care outcomes, and suggests strategies to improve program delivery. The position requires a current Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license or temporary permit. A temporary permit allows work in a limited capacity for up to 120 days while an application for full licensure is reviewed. Until licensed and granted prescriptive authority, an APRN applicant cannot medically diagnose or manage patients. If licensure is not received within 120 days and the permit expires, the employee must be removed from the position. The appointment is probationary or a promotion of a permanent classified Louisiana state employee. Current permanent-status classified state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment. The position has a special entrance rate of $54.87 per hour, plus premium pay of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked. This is a 24-hour facility, and applicants may be required to work shift work.
Requirements
- Possession of a current Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license or a temporary permit.
- Applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers for references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act by answering 'YES' to the PREA question in the supplemental questions.
- Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation before hire.
- Qualifying experience based on college credit or college hours must be supported by an accompanying transcript.
- Applicants must provide relevant, detailed experience and education in the application; resumes are not accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections.
Responsibilities
- Perform the full scope of nursing practice with a high level of autonomy and independent practice.
- Perform comprehensive physical examinations and obtain health histories.
- Perform or order laboratory tests and conduct other appropriate procedures to assess patients' or clients' health status.
- Provide direct nursing care and/or direct professional, technical, and paraprofessional nursing staff in managing selected patients.
- Manage high-risk and difficult-to-manage cases, including patients who are suicidal, combative, or non-compliant, and patients with complex medical conditions.
- Develop and recommend practice standards pertaining to assigned programs.
- Evaluate care outcomes and recommend strategies to improve program delivery.
Benefits
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Health insurance, also available after retirement
- At least 10 paid holidays
- Sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year
- Paid time off or time accrued for hours worked over 40 per week
- Deferred compensation plan
- Flexible benefits plan
- Alternative work schedules, potentially including 4/10 schedules for eligible positions upon meeting policy requirements
- Employee recognition programs
- Internal promotional opportunities
- Professional development
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
