Registered Nurse Supervisor A
About The Position
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections is seeking a clinically skilled Registered Nurse Supervisor A to lead nursing operations in the 64-bed Skilled Nursing Unit at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, a Level 1 care facility serving incarcerated individuals with complex health needs. The role supports a multidisciplinary team and requires professional, resilient, and collaborative leadership in a secure healthcare environment. The supervisor provides and oversees nursing care, including patient assignments and direct care, medication and treatment administration, assessment and communication with healthcare providers, nursing care plans, and transmission of practitioner orders. The facility operates 24 hours a day, and applicants may be required to work shifts. The position has a Special Entrance Rate of $39.12 per hour, plus premium pay of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked. Appointment may be probationary or a promotion of a permanent classified Louisiana state employee. Permanent classified employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment; a selected employee promoted to the position may be required to serve a trial detail before permanent promotion.
Requirements
- Possess a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license, a temporary permit, or a multistate license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.
- Meet one of the following experience and education combinations: three years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; a bachelor's degree in nursing and two years of licensed registered nurse experience; a master's degree in nursing or public health and two years of licensed registered nurse experience; or a doctorate in nursing or public health and one year of licensed registered nurse experience.
- Authorize the HR Office of DPS&C–Corrections Services to contact prior employers for PREA reference checks by answering “YES” to the PREA question in the supplemental questions.
- Provide official documentation to verify any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 before hire.
- Provide a transcript to verify qualifying experience based on college credit or college hours.
- Complete the education and experience sections of the application; resumes are not accepted in lieu of these sections.
Responsibilities
- Assume shift responsibility for patient assignments and patient care in the assigned unit.
- Provide direct nursing care to incarcerated patients using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Administer medications and treatments promptly and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Conduct nursing assessments through nursing rounds and communicate patient conditions to providers to ensure timely, accurate dispositions.
- Initiate and review nursing plans of care for all patients and ensure that specified treatments and therapies are carried out.
- Receive healthcare practitioners’ instructions regarding patient care and ensure orders are transmitted to other units as needed.
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 accrued time for hours worked over 40 per week
- Deferred compensation plan
- Flexible benefits plan
- Alternative work schedules, potentially including 4/10 schedules, subject to policy requirements
- Employee recognition programs
- Internal promotional opportunities
- Professional development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
