RN Program Consultant
RN Program Consultant
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Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in theQuality Management Departmentof Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24hour multisite state psychiatric complex comprised of residential outpatient and inpatient services.
*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.
The position may be filled as either a Probational (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected.
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.*
It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.
Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process should you be selected. However there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Candice Burkes
LDH ELMHS Human Resources
Jackson LA 70748Minimum Qualifications
- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary permit or multistate license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state to practice as a registered nurse plus one of the following:
Five years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR
A bachelors degree in nursing plus four years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR
A masters degree in nursing or public health plus four years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR
A doctorate in nursing or public health plus three years of experience as a licensed registered nurse. Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional nursing consultation and expertise in programmatic policy formulation guidelines protocols and interpretation for statewide public health programs
LEVEL OF WORK:Program Manager.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:General from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Programmatic over professional paraprofessional and nonprofessional personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from nurses of a lower level by the presence of serving as a Statewide Nurse Consultant.
Differs from RN Regional Manager by the absence of direct supervision of staff within an assigned region.
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.Provides professional nurse consultation and clinical programmatic and administrative direction to public health and private sector staff statewide in the development of systems to provide preventive health care to the citizens of Louisiana.
Provides environmental health nursing and risk assessments in collaboration with environmental health personnel and regional/state epidemiologists.
Provides professional nursing consultation functional or programmatic supervision in response to emergency situations in the community and statewide. Responds to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on a 24hour basis.
Participates in policy decisionmaking program development and implementation of populationbased issues that may impact the health of the statewide communityatlarge.
Collaborates with public health program administrators and community partners to set goals and objectives for the implementation of programmatic policies and procedures.
Participates in the strategic and longrange planning of public health programs.
Travels statewide for consultation and site visits to conduct programmatic reviews and training review staff utilization practices standards of health care and adherence to programmatic policies and procedures.
In collaboration with the higher level nursing administrators and Regional Nurse Consultants provides guidance concerning nursing management of public health programs.
In collaboration with the Medical Director/Consultant develops implements and monitors programmatic Continuous Quality Improvement Plans.
Researches prepares and implements continuing education programs for the public health staff. Assures a competent public health workforce by systematic evaluation of needed skills and the establishment and maintenance of policies and procedures that assure quality.
Evaluates the effectiveness accessibility and quality of personal and populationbased services by the collection and maintenance of data.
Represents the agency as a recognized expert in a specialized public health nursing field to federal state local and community agencies.
Plan coordinates implements evaluates and communicates public health information roles capacities and legal authority to all emergency response partners.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full Time
