Registered Nurse Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse Advanced Practice Print ( Apply  Registered Nurse Advanced Practice Salary $7,682.00 - $13,825.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OPH/EL/202168 Department LDH-Office of Public Health Opening Date 11/04/2024 Closing Date 11/9/2024 11:59 PM Central Description Benefits Questions 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 2-BRCO / East Baton Rouge Parish Announcement Number: OPH/EL/202168 Cost Center: Position Number(s): This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment. No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. Job Description: This RN Advanced Practice position is assigned for Region 2 in the Office of Public Health and functions in the role of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) covering medical clinics in assigned parishes within Region 2. This APRN is responsible for advanced primary and preventative health care for individuals, families and communities. This APRN practices within the scope of practice designated by the Louisiana Nurse Practice Act (LRS37:911), adheres to the policies, procedures and standards of the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health and is accountable for promoting a positive image and working harmoniously with other members of the health care team, This APRN will provide joint management of health care of the patient (counseling, education, examination and/or referral) with one or more consulting physicians employed by the Office of Public Health or with approval by the Medical Director for the Office of Public Health, All acts of medical diagnosis will be in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement. This APRN will respond to emergencies, public health threats and bioterrorists threats on a 24-hour basis, i.e, hurricanes, flooding, West Nile Virus, anthrax, smallpox, food borne illnesses and others as they emerge. As per Interdivisional Memorandum (IDM) 724, effective May 17, 2007, the APRN must possess prescriptive authority to prescribe drugs, assessment studies, therapeutic regimens, medical devices and other products for distribution and use by other individuals within the scope of practice as defined by the board in R.S. 37.913(3)(b). The APRN must also maintain current CPR certification, The APRN reports administratively and professionally to the Medical Director and works collaboratively with the Regional Nurse Manager. 75% Assesses and develops a comprehensive health care history and physical examination for the purposes of diagnosis, providing medical care and/or referral. Plans, implements and evaluates the plan of care decided upon for the client, Conducts physical examinations, such as pap smears, breast and/or pelvic exams and other exams necessary for, but not limited to, Family Planning and/or STI patients. Inserts LARCs (Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives) when requested by the patient. Assesses patient needs, identifies problems and provides counsel relative to patient illnesses and treatment. Reviews and analyzes laboratory tests and other diagnostic data; determines diagnoses; prescribes pharmaceuticals; formulates goals end strategies for meeting individual health care needs; consults with physicians and other providers as needed. Provides advanced primary or preventive health care for individuals, families or communities at an advanced or export clinical level; assesses individual health, analyzes data to determine health and nursing care needed, plans a strategy to meet identified health care needs, evaluates responses to intervention and makes changes in care or treatment as needed; identifies and allocates public health care resources or coordinates and evaluates other health resources necessary to meet individual or group needs at the most appropriate level. Counsels patient, family members and others on health problems, prescribed treatments, use of appropriate referrals and collaborates with all members of the health care team, Identifies health care needs within the community and makes recommendations to provide comprehensive health care to clients; provides education and training to members of the community and the health care team regarding health care needs (i.e., obesity, genetic abnormalities, increase in birth defects, etc.), 25% Provides advanced professional expertise and technical assistance to nurses and ancillary staff in implementing health care strategies and providing for individualized care and treatment within the area of specialization and certification, such as pediatrics, gynecology, family planning or tuberculosis; participates in quality assurance activities related to health care services provided by licensed and non-licensed health care members. Collaborates with the medical and nursing administrators to plan, implement and evaluate programs to assure competent and effective clinical practice that advance programmatic goals, and that strengthen the systems that support the quality of patient care, Develops and recommends practice standards which pertain to assigned programs; evaluates care outcomes and suggests strategies to improve program health delivery. Initiates or modifies medical treatment when and to the extent authorized by the Office of Public Health protocols and procedures, Creates and maintains accurate records, appropriate legal documents and other reports of client care consistent with the Law. Assists in developing departmental educational programs based upon standards of practice and conducts formal and informal classes and experiences for staff to support and promote the patient care programs. 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 LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at . Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of an active, unencumbered, unrestricted and valid Louisiana registered nurse license to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state plus an active, valid Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license or temporary permit. NOTE: The temporary APRN permit allows an APRN applicant to work in a limited capacity for up to 120 days while awaiting review for full APRN licensure by the nursing board. An APRN applicant cannot medically diagnose or medically manage patients until they are licensed and have prescriptive authority. If the APRN license is not received within the 120 day period and the permit expires, the employee must be removed from the position. NOTE: Certification will be verified by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing prior to granting licensure. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide advanced health/nursing care to individuals, families, or communities/populations as an advanced or expert clinician. LEVEL OF WORK: Program Manager. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: General from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher level personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Functional over professional, paraprofessional, and non-professional nursing personnel. LOCATION OF WORK: Statewide. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from other Registered Nurses by the presence of advanced and specialized training and duties and by the scope and complexity of direct care provided. The scope of services provided is in accordance with the educational preparation, national certification and recognition by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). 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. Responsible for performing the full scope of nursing practice involving a high level of autonomy and independent practice. Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care consistent with medical treatment and care in collaboration with a physician. Evaluates, plans, implements, and re-evaluates nursing care of individuals requiring emergency nursing measures. Performs comprehensive physical examinations, secures health histories, performs or orders laboratory tests and conducts other appropriate procedure to assess the health status of patients or clients. Provides direct nursing care and/or directs professional, technical and paraprofessional nursing staff in management of selected patients with emphasis on high risk difficult-to-manage cases, ex: suicidal children, adolescents and adult patients; highly combative, non compliant cases; adolescent obstetric patients with medical complications; childhood and brittle (unstable) diabetic cases; multi-system failure cases; patients dealing with dying, terminal illness, etc. Advises patient, family members and others regarding various health problems, prescribed treatments, and use of drugs. Provides continuity of an individualized health care program for clients by referring to or collaborating with physicians and other members of the health care team. Develops and recommends practice standards which pertain to assigned programs; evaluates care outcomes and suggests strategies to improve program delivery. Creates and maintains accurate records, appropriate legal documents and other reports of client care consistent with the law. Collaborates with the medical and nursing administrators to plan, implement and evaluate programs to assure competent and effective clinical practice that advance programmatic goals, and that strengthen the systems that support the quality of patient care. Serves as researcher in creating and testing methods of nursing in the area of specialization (ex: Psychiatric mental health, pediatrics, maternal and child health, adult health, community (public) health, gerontology, etc.) with emphasis on the overall effectiveness of the methods. Counsels groups of families and/or staff members after crisis situations or in the care of highly contagious disease, ex: AIDS patients, etc. Assist in developing departmental educational programs based upon standards of practice; conducts formal and informal classes and experiences for staff to support and promote the patient care programs. PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION: Provides advanced primary or preventive health care for individuals, families or communities at an advanced or expert clinician level; assesses individual health, analyzes data to determine health and nursing care needed, plans a strategy to meet identified health care needs, evaluates responses to intervention and makes changes in care or treatment as needed; identifies and allocates public health care resources or coordinates and evaluates other health resources necessary to meet individual or group needs at the most appropriate level. Reviews and analyzes laboratory tests and other diagnostic data; determines diagnoses; prescribes pharmaceuticals according to the collaborative agreement; develops goals and strategies for meeting individual health care needs; consults with physicians or other providers as needed. Provides advanced professional expertise and technical assistance to nurses and ancillary staff in implementing health care strategies and providing for individualized care and treatment within the area of specialization and certification, such as pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, family planning or tuberculosis; participates in quality assurance activities related to health care services provided by licensed and non-licensed health care members. Identifies health care needs within the community and makes recommendations to provide comprehensive health care to clients; provides education and training to members of the community and the health care team regarding health care needs. Participates in and instructs nurses and paraprofessional staff on population-based issues that may impact the health of the statewide community-at-large. Supervises, educates, and provides professional nursing care in response to emergency situations in the community and statewide. 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 Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at 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 ( LASERS has provided this video ( to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( 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. NOTE ORIGINAL 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. 03 Do you possess an active, unencumbered, unrestricted and valid Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license or temporary permit? Yes No 04 If you answered yes to the APRN question above, please list the license number, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered no, enter N/A. 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) Website Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email

Created: 2024-11-06