Job Description

Supplemental Information

Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for 8100-Professional Level Exam in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

LaQueda Ricks

Louisiana State Board of Nursing

.us(225) 755-7500

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

Conducts investigations on violations regarding Board/Agency policies, state and federal statutes, Civil Service rules, licensure and/or ethics.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Direct from a Compliance Investigator 4-B, Executive Director or higher-level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from law enforcement investigators by emphasis on administrative rather than criminal investigations.

Differs from Compliance Investigator 2 by performing entry-level compliance investigations.

Differs from Compliance Investigator 4-B by absence of supervision duties.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Conduct investigations into alleged or suspected misconduct by licensed members of applicable board.

Reviews and gathers evidence by taking oral, written, or tape-recorded statements from witnesses. May conduct surveillance.

Investigate reported violations of state, federal, and agency laws, rules, and policies.

Prepares and maintains detailed confidential reports and summaries of investigations/inspections.

May give presentations and training on applicable laws and licensure regulations to the public.

May make recommendations on updating laws and requirements for each license.

May testify in Civil Service hearings, Ethics Commission hearings, board hearings, criminal and civil court concerning results of investigations.

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