REGISTERED NURSE 1, 2, OR 3 - WAE

Registered Nurse Position at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our dedicated healthcare team. In this advanced nursing role, you will provide comprehensive clinical care, oversee nursing activities, and support the coordination of medical services within a secure correctional environment.

This position is ideal for a confident and compassionate RN who excels in critical thinking, demonstrates strong leadership, and is committed to delivering high-quality patient care. If you are ready to apply your expertise in a setting where your skills make a meaningful impact every day, we invite you to become part of our mission-driven team.

Job Duties

• Provides advanced professional nursing care to offenders, including comprehensive assessments, medication administration, treatment planning, and ongoing evaluation of patient conditions in accordance with established nursing standards.
• Serves as a clinical leader within the nursing team, guiding and supporting LPNs, RN staff, and other healthcare personnel, ensuring proper delegation of tasks and adherence to facility protocols.
• Responds to medical emergencies and urgent situations, performing triage, initiating appropriate interventions, and coordinating care with physicians and other medical staff.
• Conducts detailed nursing assessments, documents findings, and communicates significant changes in patient status to providers, contributing to the development and adjustment of individualized care plans.
• Assists with and oversees specialized clinics, such as chronic care, mental health, infectious disease, and intake screenings, ensuring continuity of care and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Maintains accurate and thorough medical records, ensuring documentation meets legal, regulatory, and departmental requirements.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including mental health, security, and administrative staff, to promote coordinated, patient-centered care within a secure environment.
• Ensures adherence to infection control practices, medication management standards, and safety procedures to maintain a secure and therapeutic healthcare setting.
• Provides patient education on health conditions, medications, and self-care practices, promoting wellness and supporting rehabilitation goals.

Position-Specific Details:

• Appointment Type: CLASSIFIED WAE
• This position is a 'when actually employed' (WAE) position without benefits. Incumbents in these positions may not work more than 1,245 hours or 1 year, whichever comes first.
• Other Important Information:
• 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.
• 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.
• This is a 24-hour facility.
• Applicants may be required to work shift work.
• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

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 (
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others