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RN 3 (Medicine Unit)

Salary

$4,784.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Independence, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LKMC216285RN3_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

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is seeking aRegistered Nurse 3 to join our team! 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.

Registered Nurse 3 Position is located in the Medicine Unit and provides professional nursing services and serves as a lead worker to lower level professional nurses and paraprofessionals. The shift will be determined by the Department Manager.

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:

Two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

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

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

A doctorate in nursing or public health.

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:

+ Refers clients to other appropriate community agencies and physicians as necessary.

+ Provides skilled monitoring for patients requiring sophisticated biomedical equipment, i.e., ventilators, volumetric pumps, cardio scopes.

+ Interprets complex data, i.e., blood gases, chemistric or other lab profiles, and implements intervention based on interpretation. Evaluates nursing care delivered by other nursing staff in assigned area on a shift and provides on-site directions.

+ Assists in developing and implementing treatment plans for patients/clients.

+ Makes recommendations to a treatment team regarding hospitalization or continued outpatient care based on assessment of the patient's mental, emotional, and physical condition.

+ Conducts initial intake interview and assessment of patients/clients.

+ Provides supportive counseling and crisis intervention for individuals and their families.

+ Formulates and reviews nursing plans of care for all patients in assigned area and ensures that treatments and therapies specified in the plans are carried out.

+ May audit charts on a regular basis to evaluate nursing care for quality assurance.

+ May serve as recruitment liaison with schools of nursing, nursing organizations and job fairs.

+ Assesses clinical education and patient/client teaching needs utilizing a variety of methods.

+ Participates in data collection for research and study purposes.

+ Provides general orientation for new personnel.

+ Develops on-the-job training programs for the nursing department.

+ Coordinates training program with area universities and vocational schools.

+ Develops and designs educational materials, tests, audio-video resources, etc.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment

Work Location: This RN 3 position is located in the Medicine Unit.

Work Hours: Shift will be determined by Manager/ Supervisor.

Compensation:This position is entitled to Shift Differential Rates for when actually working).

Additional Certifications Needed: ACLS, BLS and PALS (American Heart Association)

How To Apply:

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 not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For more information about this vacancy please contact:

Sonia Johnson, HR Analyst

Lallie Kemp Medical Center, Human Resources

985-878-1384

[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 have possession of a valid Louisiana nursing license or a temporary nursing permit to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC)state

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered YES to Question 1 above, give your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you answered NO, enter N/A.

03

Do you possess a current active PALS card issued by the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you possess a valid, current ACLS card issued by the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

05

Do you possess a valid, current BLS card issued by the American Heart Association?

+ Yes

+ No

06

Are you a current Lallie Kemp Medical Center employee?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

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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