REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR A

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: Three years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR A bachelor's degree in nursing plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR A master's degree in nursing or public health plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR A doctorate in nursing or public health plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse. Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties: Provide comprehensive nursing care to inmates at DCI, ensuring adherence to established clinical protocols, infection-control standards, and correctional healthcare policies while promoting patient safety and well-being. Receive, interpret, and implement physicians' orders, coordinating with medical staff to ensure timely and accurate execution of treatment plans, medication administration, and follow-up care. Conduct regular patient rounds to assess physical and behavioral health, monitor changes in condition, evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing care provided, and ensure all assessments, interventions, and observations are thoroughly documented in accordance with facility and regulatory requirements. Manage, organize, and assign nursing duties for the shift, providing direction and support to nursing staff, prioritizing workload based on patient acuity, and ensuring adequate coverage to maintain efficient clinical operations. Serve as a clinical resource and mentor, offering guidance to nursing personnel, assisting with problem-solving, and promoting professional development and adherence to best practices. Ensure compliance with security procedures, collaborating with custody staff to maintain a safe environment while delivering patient care within a secure correctional setting. Participate in emergency response efforts, providing leadership during medical emergencies, coordinating staff actions, and ensuring proper documentation and follow-up. Position-Specific Details :Appointment Type: PROBATION, or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED LOUISIANA STATE EMPLOYEECurrent permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted. An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted. This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $39.12 per hour. This position also offers premium pay: A rate of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked, in addition to regular pay. Other Important Information :IMPORTANT: 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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx 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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others