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PRACTICAL NURSE LICENSED 1 OR 2

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PRACTICAL NURSE LICENSED 1 OR 2

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Leesville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

208820

Department

LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District

Opening Date

05/23/2025

Closing Date

6/2/2025 11:59 PM Central

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CENTRAL LOUISIANA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT

CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8 parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.

This position is located at our Behavioral Clinic / Caring Choices – Leesville.

Job #208820 Position #50685393

This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment or Transfer.

Central Louisiana Human Services District is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

+ Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

+ Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

+ Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

+ Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

+ Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

+ Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.

+ Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

+ Working Safely: The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures.

Youmust include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone.A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application.

Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.

All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.

All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.

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.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Shawanda Gordon

[email protected] .

CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist

5411 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71306-0118

[email protected]

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.

Job Specification

Function of Work:

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

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

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

Supervision Exercised:

May exercise functional supervision over paraprofessional nursing personnel.

Location of Work:

Statewide--health care facilities; correctional facilities.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Practical Nurse--Licensed, 2 by the absence of journeyman level assignments and independent performance of duties.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties and Other Information

Implements selective aspects of the nursing care plan, i.e., comfort, hygiene, safety measures, nutrition, etc. under progressively more generalized supervision from a Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse of a higher level.

Observes patients for changes in physical and/or mental status or behavior and reports significant changes.

Obtains specimens for laboratory testing as assigned.

Takes vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.

Administers medication and treatments in accordance with policies and procedures.

Transcribes physicians' orders and records medication and patient's condition on patient's charts and other records.

Receives and gives change of shift reports.

Requests stock drugs, medications, and supplies as assigned.

Administers CPR in emergency situations.

Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.

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

May administer 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.

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

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AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively 3= I can act decisively 4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively

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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively 3= I can communicate effectively 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

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FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers 3= I can focus on customers 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers

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