Registered Nurse Advanced Practice

State of Louisiana; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Longevity pay

Job summary

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse Advanced Practice to deliver high-quality medical care and coordinate nursing services across our programs. This role includes managing acute and chronic care for individuals in an Intellectual Disabilities program in collaboration with the physician group.

The APRN must hold a Louisiana APRN license or temporary permit, with an emphasis on collaborative practice, documentation, and continued licensure maintenance.

Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana APRN or a temporary permit.
• Administer and manage primary medical care for individuals in ID program in collaboration with physician group.
• Maintain licensure and CEUs as required by LDH and PSSC.

Responsibilities

• Assess illness and determine treatments per clinical practice.
• Document medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, and outcomes.
• Collaborate with IDT and physicians for care plans and referrals.
• Coordinate after-hours on-call with physician group.
• Attend medical committees and maintain required licensure and training.

Skills

APRN license

Collaboration

Clinical assessment

Documentation

On-call coverage

Education

Louisiana APRN license or temporary permit

Tools

Medical records systems

Job description

PSSC 26-155-RJ

The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric support needs.

About This Job

The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric support needs.

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center (PSSC) is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse Advanced Practice to join our dynamic team. This role is essential in ensuring high-quality care and coordination of nursing services across our programs. This role will also manage primary medical care, acute and chronic, for individuals in an assigned Intellectual Disabilities program in collaborative practice with the physician group.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or a 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.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Assesses individuals supported routinely and as needed to determine the presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, diagnostic results, medical history and prescribes treatments as indicated according to appropriate clinical practice.
• Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals and consultations.
• Primary medical care is provided in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) members such as nurses, Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals (QIDP), Nutritionist, psychologist, Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapists, and physicians using physician/nurse practitioner protocols. Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with other members of the medical staff, allowing for consultation, collaboration and referral.
• Develops medical plans based on assessed needs in collaboration with the IDT. Refers to physician group for all new admission assessments/orders and assumes care after admission by a physician.
• Consults with physicians regarding patient conditions, diagnoses, treatment plans, medical plans, medication orders and need for specialty care; keeps physician advised of health status as needed. Recognizes situations requiring physician care, such as acute/chronic/mental/emotional conditions outside of the scope of practice of an advanced practice RN. Provides after-hours on-call coverage in rotation with the physician group.
• Attends medical/clinical committees/meetings as assigned such as Pneumonia Review Committee, Mortality Peer Review Committee and regular Medical Department meetings. Completes all mandatory education and training required by LDH and PSSC. Maintains licensure as Advanced Practice RN and completes all required CEUs.
• Updates collaborative practice to reflect changes in physician group and submits revised collaborative practice agreements to LSBN as required. Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Administrator to support the Agency and/or the people we serve.

Position-Specific Details

Department: LDH Pinecrest – Nursing Dept.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled by Detail to Special Duty, Probation, Job Appointment, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.

Work Schedule: 8:00AM – 4:30 PM. Pass Days: Sat. & Sun.

Compensation

REGISTERED NURSE ADVANCED PRACTICE $54.87hr. – $81.42hr.

This position receives premium pay of $ 8.00 per hour.

This position also receives Shift Differential, Longevity Pay, and may receive additional pay options.

Resumes will not be accepted and should not be attached.

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Robert L. Jones

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

P.O.Box 5191

Pineville, LA. 71360

[e-mail]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• 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

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video 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