REGISTERED NURSE MANAGER

Louisiana; Jackson (LA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety seeks a Night Shift Nurse Manager at Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson, LA. This role involves overseeing nursing staff, ensuring appropriate care for inmates, and managing schedules. Applicants must hold a Louisiana RN license and have substantial nursing experience, especially in a corrections environment.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Health insurance available post-retirement

Generous paid leave

Flexible benefits plan

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Possess RN Nursing license.
• Four years of RN experience or equivalent education and experience.
• Supervise nursing staff on night shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to inmates at DCI.
• Make regular patient rounds to assess and document care.
• Manage assignments for the night shift.

Skills

Organizational skills

Dependability

Care for others

Education

Louisiana Registered Nurse license

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing or public health

Doctorate in nursing or public health

Job description

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

www.doc.louisiana.gov

DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE
Jackson, LA

This position will oversee nursing staff on the night shift, and the nursing care of inmates within Dixon Correctional Institute’s medical department. The manager will also assist in night shift scheduling and organization of the staff.

An employee would be competent in this job if they have the following:

• Care for other people
• Dependable
• Good organizational skills

Why work for DOC?

• Culture : DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth : Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits : DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

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:

Four years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

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

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

A doctorate in nursing or public health plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here. Job Duties:

• Provide nursing care to inmates at DCI.
• 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.
• Manage and organize assignments and job duties for the shift.
• Must have RN Nursing license.

Supervise: Serves as Manager of all of night shift and assumes responsibility for staffing and/or care of inmates within the infirmary.

Position-Specific Details:

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT

or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE

OF LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)

This position may be filled as:

• DETAIL: The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT: Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.
• TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT: This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate.
Registered Nurse Manager has an SER of $44.79 per hour.

‘Premium Pay’ paid in addition to regular pay for qualifying conditions:

Retention * Credentials * Experience * Shift Differential

There is Premium Pay at a rate of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked, in addition to regular pay.

Exams and License Requirements

• No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

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.

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
• 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.
  • This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Christy Rossin

Human Resources Department

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