LPN 1, LPN 2, OR LPN 3 (OUTPATIENT CLINIC FULL-TIME)

LPN 1, LPN 2, OR LPN 3 (OUTPATIENT CLINIC FULL-TIME)

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LPN 1, LPN 2, OR LPN 3 (OUTPATIENT CLINIC FULL-TIME)

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Mandeville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

200355-LPN123-MBHC

Department

LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Opening Date

09/23/2024

Closing Date

9/30/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Questions

Supplemental Information

EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER

We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life.

Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into recovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.

To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website (http://fphsa.org/)

Potential Benefits:

Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites. Staff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs, which may also include those through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Educational opportunities made available to staff.

Paid holidays for eligible staff. This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor.

Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year.

Health, Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs.

Retirement Options for eligible staff.

For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above.

This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position is for a vacancy located in our Mandeville Behavioral Health Clinic. Please see the Examples of Work below for additional information on this position.

This position is in a Career Progression Series and may be filled as either an LPN 1, 2 or 3, depending on the applicant’s level of experience. Please note that there is only one vacancy to be filled.

This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment. Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere between 6 months and 24 months.

Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant’s level of experience. Below is a list of the pay range(s) for the position(s). Note: The following rates are Special Entrance Rates (SER) established for this agency in these job titles:

LPN 1: $19.48/hour minimum – $28.90/hour maximum

LPN 2: $20.84/hour minimum – $30.92/hour maximum

LPN 3: $22.30/hour minimum – $33.08/hour maximum

An additional premium pay of $1.00/hour may be applied hour for hour working in direct patient care.

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title and NOT the maximum amount usually offered to new hires.

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.

For additional information about this vacancy contact:

Kasi Silbernagel, HR Specialist (she/her)

FPHSA Human Resources

835 Pride Drive, Suite B

Phone: (985) 543-4333

Email : kasi.silbernagel@fphsa.org

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of 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.

Job Concepts

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.

Examples of Work

This nursing position provides direct nursing care to clients receiving treatment for mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or medical illness, and is responsible for performing individualized direct client care. This position performs standard nursing services, which may include the following: administering prescribed medications, performing injections, maintaining documentation in the electronic health record (EHR), administering screenings, tests, and other required labs, conducting assessments and screens for new clients, participating as an active member of an inter-disciplinary Treatment Team , etc .

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 Years Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veterans 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/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Do you possess either a license or temporary permit to practice PRACTICAL NURSING in Louisiana, 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, you must list the: 1) LICENSE TYPE, 2) LICENSE NUMBER, 3) ORIGINALISSUE DATE, and 4) EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered NO please type “N/A”. Failure to provide ALL information may result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not meet minimum qualifications. NOTE: ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your practical nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your LPN license.

03

Please select the amount of practical nursing experience you have attained from the options below.

None

Some, but less than 1 year

1 year, but less than 2 years

2 years or more

04

Do you have any prior experience working in an outpatient clinic setting? Note: If you answer “Yes” to this questions, this experience must be listed in the Work History section of the application.

Yes

No

Required Question

Agency

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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