Practical Nurse - Licensed, 1,2, Or 3

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

www.doc.louisiana.gov

RAYMOND LABORDE CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Cottonport, LA

Organizes, prepares and administers medications to the offender population at the designated pill call times in the general compound and the cellblock. This includes preparing the medication administration sheets when medications are ordered, initialing medication sheets when the medications are administered, noting expired dates of medications and re-ordering medications as needed.

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.

SALARY DEPENDENT ON QUALIFICATIONS

This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level
Practical Nurse-Licensed 1 has an SER of $19.48 per hour.
Practical Nurse-Licensed 2 has an SER of $20.84 per hour.
Practical Nurse-Licensed 3 has an SER of $22.30 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.

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.

• Prioritize offender medical complaints at sick call, render treatment per sick call protocol, and forward medical records to the Physician for review.

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.
• 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.
• PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT: Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.

• As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Practical Nurse-Licensed 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).
  • The maximum salary for the Practical Nurse-Licensed 3 is $ 60,590. Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
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    Exams and License Requirements

1. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
2. License or temporary permit should be listed under the "Certificates and Licenses" section of the application.
3. Failure to provide licensure information may result in the disqualification of your application

• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

• This is a 24 hour facility.
• Applicants may be required to work shift work.
• This position is located in the Medical Department; includes tasks in Excel, word processing, purchasing and organization skills.

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT - Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

• 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.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

• An attached resume will not replace a completed application; failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.

• 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.
• 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 information about this job posting contact:

Lauren Harmason

Raymond Laborde Correctional Center

Human Resources Department

Lauren.Harmason@LA.GOV

Ph: (318) 876-4231

Fax: (225) 342-5968