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RN 1 /2 (Medicine Unit)

Salary

$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly

Location

Independence, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LKMC216280RN1-2_1.9.26

Department

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center

Opening Date

01/09/2026

Closing Date

1/14/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

We are a 24-bed acute care critical access hospital serving the Florida Parishes region of Southeast Louisiana. We offer a wide range of services, including general surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. At Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, we are able to bring you a wide range of services close to home, provided by a network of board-certified physicians.

This Night Shift RN 1-2 position(s) is located in the Medicine Unit and p rovides professional nursing care to patients and/or clients .

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.

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:

+ Performs professional nurse duties that may include administration of blood and blood components, I.V. medications, parenteral nutrition, central line therapy, etc., under the close supervision of a registered nurse of a higher level.

+ Assists in development of nursing plan of care for patients in assigned units.

+ Makes regular patient rounds to observe and assess patients' physical conditions and behaviors and records observations on patients' charts.

+ Receives and fulfills physicians' instructions regarding patient care and transmits orders, as needed, to other departments.

+ Assists physicians with patient examinations and records patients' mental and physical health histories

+ Assists in emergency code situations.

+ Instructs and educates patients in health and hygiene procedures and in self- administration of prescribed medications.

+ Admits patients or receives patients following admission to a medical facility.

+ Executes operating room nursing care plan. Scrubs and circulates on routine surgical procedures.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment

Career Progression:As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a RN 1 to RN 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Work Hours:This is a Night Shift Position

Compensation: This position receives additional pay for every hour worked as follows

Shift 2 -- $3/hour

Shift 3 -- $4.60/hour

Weekends -- $4.60/hour

Holidays -- $4.60/hour

Certifications -- $3/hour

How To Apply:

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.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required (American Heart Association).

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Sonia Johnson, HR Analyst

985-878-1384 office

[email protected] ([email protected])

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

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

+ Yes

+ No

02

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.

03

Do you currently possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you currently possess a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

05

Do you currently possess an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

06

Are you a current employee of Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center?

+ Yes

+ No

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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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