REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR A

REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR A

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REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR A

Salary

$5,477.00 – $9,856.00 Monthly

Location

Vidalia, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/EL/201454

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

10/18/2024

Closing Date

10/23/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 6-BRCO / Concordia Parish

Announcement Number: OPH/EL/201454

Cost Center: 3262109006

Position Number(s): 55980

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse Supervisor A is assigned to provide first line supervision of nursing services to Concordia Parish Health Unit, Region 6 of the Office of Publish Health. This RN supervises public health nursing activities in a clinical setting, participates in parish level health unit operation and performs job duties as outlined and assigned. This RN practices within the scope of practice designated by the Louisiana Nurse Practice Act (LTS 37:911) and adheres to the policies, procedures and standards of the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health. This RN is accountable for promoting a positive image and working harmoniously with other members of the health care team. She reports administratively to the Regional Nurse Manager. Functional supervision is received from the Regional Nurse, Regional Administrator/Medical Director. Functional supervision is exercised over the professional and paraprofessional nursing personnel within the health unit.

40% This RN provides nursing care for Reproductive Health / STD Program. Serves as a STD clinician in the treatment, counseling, and monitoring of Reproductive Health patients in the parish health unit. Obtains medical and sexual histories, anthropometric measurements, obtains lab specimens, and provides treatment and appropriate intervention according to established protocols. Assists clinicians with exams in the reproductive health clinics. Follows up on abnormal labs and refers appropriately. Participates and collaborates with the Disease Intervention Specialists in the contact investigation, treatment, and education of individuals infected with communicable disease. Educates patients in special procedures, provides preventative education and counsels clients and families on such topics as infant care, hygiene, nutrition, parenting, safety, self-breast exams, birth control methods, STD, and HIV prevention, etc. Obtains blood and other specimens for testing of Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, glucose testing, hemoglobin, urine pregnancy tests, etc. Refers to other OPH services such as Children’s Special Health Services, Early Steps, Nurse Family Partnership, and private providers or community agencies for treatment, follow-up or assistance. Maintains CLIA /OSHA guidelines in the performance of nursing duties. Follows HIPAA guidelines in the dissemination of medical records and client confidentiality. Participates in the OPH Continuous Quality Improvement Plan for the Reproductive Health / STD program.

30% Performs generalized nursing duties in other OPH clinics such as Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Immunizations, etc. Obtains complete health history, conducts nursing assessments, and provides direct patient care according to OPH policies and protocols. Educates patients in special procedures, provides preventative health education and counsels clients. Utilizes Electronic Health Record, LIMS, CDD, LINKS, and LaWIN computer systems in the delivery and documentation of services. Assists with supervision of specific clinics to ensure that patients receive needed services, program requirements are maintained, and appropriate follow up appointments or treatments are provided. Assists with staff supervision particularly in the absence of the Nurse Supervisor A and or B.

20% Serve as Lead Nurse for the Immunization program. Ensures adequate inventory of all vaccines utilized in the clinic setting. Administers immunizations as appropriate, providing education on side effects and adverse reactions. Enters data of vaccine administered in the state wide LINKS (computerized system). Manage ordering vaccine in VOMS database on a monthly basis. Assist RN Supervisor B in educating nursing staff of changes with vaccines in relation to protocol, packaging etc. Audits patient records in relation to Immunizations, to ensure and facilitate continuous quality improvement. Develops and conducts orientation of new nursing personnel, nurse instructors, and student nurses to immunization policy and procedures

5% Provides professional nursing care, leadership and /or surveillance in response to emergency situations in the community and statewide in the staffing of Medical Special Needs Shelters (MSNS) and other public health responses to emergencies. Participate in OPH training for MSNS. Serves as a collaborative resource in child abuse cases and provides home visits with OCS if needed. Provides home visits with the Regional Social Worker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cases to provide family support and education when appropriate. Maintains CPR certification.

5% Attends seminars, workshops, webinars, and in-service training and other continuing education programs as required for job performance and to maintain professional expertise and licensing. Utilizes interpersonal communication skills in a customer-focused environment, which includes all disciplines of employees, visitors, and clients. Accepts and performs additional duties not listed in the job description to ensure smooth agency operations at all levels – parish, regional, and state.

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.

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

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Ella Lewis

Ella.Lewis2@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

225 342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of 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 plus three years of professional nursing experience.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A masters degree in nursing or public health will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Specialized degrees less than a doctorate will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.

Specialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide first line supervision of nursing services either in a clinical, educational, or programmatic setting.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General from an RN Supervisor B or other higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct over lower level registered nurses, paraprofessional and/or professional personnel.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from RN 4 by serving as a first line supervisor.

Differs from RN Program Coordinator by serving as a first line supervisor.

Differs from the RN Supervisor B by the absence of serving as a second line supervisor.

See allocation criteria memo.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Serves as charge nurse and assumes responsibility for staffing and/or care of patients within a unit.

Assists in maintaining patient care standards by supervising and directing activities of subordinate nurses engaged in quality assurance, infection control, and utilization review activities.

Receives physicians instructions regarding patient care and ensures that orders are transmitted to other units as needed.

Oversees delegation of simple nursing and other therapeutic procedures to lower level professional and paraprofessional employees.

Makes regular patient rounds to observe and assess patients physical conditions and behaviors, evaluates the quality of care provided, and ensures proper documentation of treatment and nursing observations.

Reviews nursing plan of care for all patients within a unit and ensures that treatments and therapies specified in the plans are carried out.

Administers oral and intramuscular medications, begins intravenous therapies, and performs medical tests as needed in the absence of subordinate professional staff.

Provides specialized nursing care, i.e. ventilative care, special equipment, triage, or multiple system failures, etc.

Admits patients or receives patients following admission by conducting Nursing Assessment and Initial Treatment Plan.

Evaluates patient care practices according to established standards and implements quality assurance methods to insure that standards are met.

Plans, develops, and oversees the implementation of programs and courses to meet specific or general needs for orientation and ongoing training of staff.

Directs nursing staff development and in-service education.

Establishes long-term goals and objectives for staff development and education.

Determines needs for training through direct observation, results of quality assurance reviews and consultation with other supervisors and directors.

Participates in the design and conduct of special research projects.

Participates in the development and update of nursing policies and procedures.

Maintains records of employees participation in in-service and continuing education programs.

PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION:

Supervises activities of clinics to ensure that patients receive needed services, program requirements are maintained, and appropriate follow-up appointments or treatment are provided.

Develops and evaluates staffing patterns and clinic schedules to ensure maximum staff utilization.

Assesses performance and efficiency of public health nursing personnel on informal and formal bases.

Provides counseling of employees on performance-related issues.

Plans and evaluates performance evaluations of staff nurses.

Participates in disciplinary actions.

Identifies continuing education needs of staff and provides for in-service instruction on public health program requirements, policies and procedures.

Analyzes statistical data in program activities, caseload, and program effectiveness to provide training.

Collaborates with parish, regional and statewide personnel in planning, implementing, and monitoring program guidelines and recommendations.

Monitors program activities, caseload, and public health program effectiveness.

Provides professional education to nursing, medical, and other health disciplines in OPH and other public and private agencies.

Supervises Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Nurse Home Visiting staff in conducting home visits for first-time low-income pregnant women and families.

Conducts weekly supervision with individual nurse home visitors, weekly team meetings and/or case conferences, and quarterly home visits with nursing staff according to the model of care developed for NFP.

Monitors referrals, outreach activities and enrollment of clients to maintain appropriate caseloads, data accuracy and programmatic outcomes.

Collaborates with community partners to engage the community in improving maternal and child health outcomes reduce child abuse and foster positive social and emotional development of children.

Supervises and/or provides care coordination and follow-up of services for vulnerable populations.

Informs families about community resources, supervises and/or provides home visits.

Serves as a collaborative resource for services available.

Conducts interviews with HIV-positive individuals to determine infection epidemiology.

Serves as liaison for the HIV/AIDS Program with the regional STD and TB units and private physicians to facilitate counseling and testing services and HIV/AIDS cases reporting.

Analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of program objectives based on epidemiological studies and HIV/AIDS statistics.

Plans, coordinates, implements, evaluates, and communicates public health information, roles, capacities, and legal authority to all parish health unit staff and partners involved with emergency response on a parish level.

Responds to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on a 24-hour basis.

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 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. NOTEORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your professional nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your RN license.

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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