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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE 2-3

Salary

$3,612.27 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS5.12.25LPN2-3

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

05/13/2025

Closing Date

5/19/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This vacancy is located in the Nursing Department of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System.

The position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time, temporary WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Special Entrance Rate (SER) of Pay based on years of experience as a licensed LPN.

LPN 2:$1,667.20-biweekly/$20.84-hourly

LPN 3:$1,784.00-biweekly/$22.30-hourly

PREMIUM PAY (per HOUR physically worked):

$10.00 for working at ELMHS as a Specialty Unit.

$2.00 Starting Longevity Pay

SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS (per HOUR physically worked):

Shift Diff 2nd Shift - $2.50

Shift Diff 3rd Shift - $3.50

Weekend Shift Diff - $2.00

Weekend Shift Diff 2nd - $3.00

Weekend Shift Diff 3rd - $4.00

Holiday Shift Diff - $2.50

Holiday Shift Diff 2nd - $4.00

Holiday Shift Diff 3rd - $4.50

Weekend Holiday Shift Diff - $3.00

Weekend Holiday Shift Diff 2nd - $4.50

Weekend Holiday Shift Diff 3rd - $5.00

This position is in a Career Progression Group and may be filled as a Practical Nurse--Licensed 2, or 3 depending on the qualifications of the candidate selected. The maximum salary for the Practical Nurse--Licensed 3 is $ 68,806.00 annually. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list all work experience.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

LDH- ELMHS/Human Resources

Jackson, LA 70748

225-634-0680

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana Practical Nurse license, a temporary permit, or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state plus one year of experience as a licensed practical nurse.

Job Specification

Function of Work:

To provide basic nursing care to assigned patients/clients in stable conditions and in predictable situations in accordance with the Professional Nurses Practice Act.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from a Registered Nurse or a Practical Nurse of a higher level.

Supervision Exercised:

Functional over paraprofessional nursing personnel.

Location of Work:

Statewide--health care facilities; correctional facilities.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Practical Nurse--Licensed, 1 by the presence of journeyman level duties and independent performance of duties.

Differs from Practical Nurse--Licensed, 3 by the absence of advanced journeyman and/or supervisory duties.

Job Duties and Other Information

Monitors and regulates infusions and transfusions.

Initiates first aide and CPR.

May perform oral pharyngeal suction.

Directs routine activities and serves as resource to paraprofessionals.

Participates in patient care conference.

Checks vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure) and records on patient's record.

Gathers information about patient's past and current physical and mental status.

Observes inpatients for changes in physical or mental status and reports significant findings.

Administers oral and parenteral medication as prescribed by the physician and documents procedure.

Applies dressings, ointments, and other treatments as ordered and documents procedure.

Assists physicians with routine examinations and treatments.

Bathes, feeds, and makes patients comfortable.

Carries out doctor's orders providing they do not require specialized nursing techniques.

Admits and discharges inmates/patients.

Collects samples for laboratory tests such as; blood and urine.

Reads and records results of simple medical tests.

Exchanges change-of-shift reports.

Makes rounds of assigned area to take patient census and note conditions in respect to cleanliness and sanitation.

Maintains unit supplies and stocks medication.

Checks intravenous therapy insertion sites for redness and reapplies dressing as necessary.

Performs individual and group health teaching as assigned.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) 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

01

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

03

Do you possess a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice practical nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, enter your: A) License Type B) License Number C) Original Issue Date D) Current Expiration Date If you answered "No" to the previous question, enter "N/A."

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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