Practical Nurse Licensed 1 Or 2 - Alexandria - Ja
Practical Nurse Licensed 1 Or 2 - Alexandria - Ja
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About this Job
Why work for CLHSD
- Vision: CLHSD excel at making lives better.
- Mission: to increase public awareness of and to provide access for individuals with behavioral health and developmental disabilities.
- Philosophy: to integrated community-based services while promoting wellness recovery and independence through education and choice of a broad range of programmatic and community resources.
Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a current Louisiana Practical Nurse license a temporary permit or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
- Completes medical histories for Addictive Disordered Services.
- Performs routine nursing procedures such as administering injections.
- Preparations of Behavioral Health clients are scheduled to see the physician for the day.
- Ensure correct labs are available.
- Performs weights BMI blood pressure pulse temperature client medical history and family medical history.
- Obtain list of allergies and current list of physical medications are assessed and documented in the client record.
- Completes paperwork in accordance with clinic requirements.
- Consults with RN regarding any significant or questionable findings.
- Request medical records for prescribers.
- Provides correspondence to community providers for coordination of care.
- Provides crisis assessment if no other professional is available.
- Completes discharge summaries.
Position-Specific Details:This position will be filled as:
- Temporary Job Appointment: This position may be filled by temporary job appointment not to exceed 48 months.
About this position:
- This vacancy is located at Central Louisiana Human Services District.
- This announcement serves to fill vacancies in our Caring Choices Clinic.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSES THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
- Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
- Acting Decisively:The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
- Building and Supporting Teams:The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
- Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
- Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
- Focusing on Customers:The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
- Making Accurate Judgments:The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
- Managing Time:The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness efficiency or productivity.
- Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question analyze interpret and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
- Working Safely:The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures.
THE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION:
- Practical Nurse Licensed 1(pay grade level MS-509) has a minimum salary of $16.06/hourly; $1284.80/bi-weekly.
- Practice Nurse Licensed 2(pay grade level MS-510) has a minimum salary of $17.18/hourly; $1374.40/bi-weekly.
**Note regarding the advertised pay range:The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.
How To Apply:No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. Resume WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
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.
- 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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Central Louisiana Human Services District
5411 Coliseum Blvd.
Alexandria La 71303
Employment Type
Trainee
