Registered Nurse 4

About This Job

The ELMHS Forensic Aftercare Clinic in the CFS Department is seeking a motivated, team-oriented Registered Nurse to provide direction and assistance to direct care nurses in the development of individualized patient treatment plans that address physician medical diagnosis and patients identified needs in relation to long term care goals. Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans in meeting established care goals; revises the plan as needed to reflect changing needs, issues and goals. Audits assigned area treatment plans for competency and compliance according to ELMHS treatment plan policy, assist assigned nurses with any deficits via education and when needed.

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: Two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR A bachelor's degree in nursing plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR A master's degree in nursing or public health plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR A doctorate in nursing or public health.

Job Duties And Other Information

Job Duties:

In this role, you will:

• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the treatment plan process according to defined standards; assists with writing the treatment plans when assigned by the Nurse Manager.
• Assist with patient long-term and short-term treatment plans on assigned units.
• Initiates or responds to hospital codes and demonstrates the ability to provide nursing assistance appropriate to code situations.
• Participate in education trainings that are mandatory for accreditation and licensure of the facility.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Compensation:

• This position has an SER of $36.56 an hour or $2924.80 bi-weekly
• This position is eligible for the following premium pays (Per Hour Physically Worked):
• Facility Longevity Starting at $2.00
• Recruitment/Retention - $10.00
• Recruitment/Retention - $2.00

This posting may be used to fill any other full-time RN vacancy within ELMHS.

Benefits

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:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor 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):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ( LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others