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RN Director of Nursing A

Salary

$7,682.00 - $13,825.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS9.8.25RNDONA

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

09/08/2025

Closing Date

9/18/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Division : Within the Nursing Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana.

ELMHS is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual to come and join the team in the Nursing Department as anRN Director of Nursing 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:

Six years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A bachelor's degree in nursing plus five years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A master's degree in nursing or public health plus five years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A doctorate in nursing or public health plus four years of experience as a licensed registered nurse.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

In this role, you will:

+ Receives administrative directives from the Executive Nurse Administrator (RN Director of Nursing B).

+ Assumes responsibility for the duties of the Executive Nurse Administrator (RN Director of Nursing B) in his/her absence on a 24-hour basis for the East Division of ELMHS.

+ Plans, directs, and implements nursing services for the East Division of ELMHS in accordance with LDH, OBH, Civil Service, and designated regulatory/accrediting agencies, assuring legal/ethical standards of care delivery. Provides nursing administration resources for all shifts.

+ Recommends staff promotion, disciplinary action, and other personnel matters. Completes Performance Evaluations on assigned personnel in a timely manner, in compliance with established deadlines. Reviews Master Staffing Schedules and assures appropriate nursing coverage is available. Reviews and determines staffing requirements for professionals and paraprofessionals based on acuity and available resources. Reviews leave requests and approves/disapproves leave of assigned staff. Receives and gives nursing Hand-Off in compliance with policy.

+ Maintains complete and accurate employee records. Assures compliance with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing licensure and standards of care of nursing personnel. Maintains current and accurate contact information on subordinates and updates as needed.

+ Serves as liaison for patients, family members, professional staff, and other interested parties to promote mental health and provides supportive educational information.

+ Responsible for the performance Improvement initiatives for the East Division.

+ Collects, compiles analyzes data with submission of complete and accurate reports within designated deadlines.

+ Reviews and approves the Performance Improvement initiatives for individual buildings, with ongoing oversight to assure appropriate collection of data and timely submission of reports to Nursing Administration.

+ Monitors reports and variances in nursing standards to trend and identify areas in need of education or other proactive solutions. Devises interventions, monitors progress, and measures outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

+ Engages Managers and supervisory personnel in problem-solving and provides supervision for the execution of interventions with attention to improving outcomes.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Compensation:

+ This position has an SER of $54.87 hourly and $4389.60 Biweekly

+ This position is eligible for the following premium pays (Per Hour Physically Worked):

+ Facility Longevity – Starting at $2.00

+ Recruitment/Retention - $8.00

+ Recruitment/Retention – $2.00

+ On Call Pay - $2.15

+ Weekend On Call Pay - $2.25

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

[email protected]

225-634-0680

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

Are you a current employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you posses an active, unencumbered, unrestricted and valid Louisiana registered nurse license or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered no, 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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