Job Description

Supplemental Information

This position is for a Nurse Registered PRN (as needed) employee to work when called.
This position may be utilized in various departments at Lallie Kemp Medical Center.

The PRN position may require you to work at least one (1) shift in a four (4) week period.

Compensation is $30.00 base pay, plus shift differential pay of SH2 $3.00, SH3 $4.60, WKN $4.60 and HD1 $4.60.

Must have current BLS, ACLS and PALS certification and will receive premium pay compensation. Must attend five (5) day General Orientation.
Please make sure to list all work history and detailed job duties on the application.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Sean Vining, Human Resource Analyst
Lallie Kemp Medical Center / Human Resources
52579 Hwy 51 South, Independence, La 70443
Office number (985) 878-1385

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide basic professional nursing care to patients and/or clients.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a Registered Nurse Supervisor A or B, but may receive supervision from other higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Registered Nurse 2 by the absence of full performance level duties and the presence of close supervision.

Examples of Work

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

Performs professional nurse duties that may include administration of blood and blood components, I.V. medications, parenteral nutrition, central line therapy, etc., under the close supervision of a registered nurse of a higher level.

Assists in development of nursing plan of care for patients in assigned units.

Makes regular patient rounds to observe and assess patients\' physical conditions and behaviors and records observations on patients\' charts.

Receives and fulfills physicians\' instructions regarding patient care and transmits orders, as needed, to other departments.

Assists physicians with patient examinations and records patients\' mental and physical health histories.

Assists in emergency code situations.

Instructs and educates patients in health and hygiene procedures and in self- administration of prescribed medications.

Admits patients or receives patients following admission to a medical facility.

Executes operating room nursing care plan. Scrubs and circulates on routine surgical procedures.

PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION:

Provides nursing care to individuals, families, and communities in public health program clinics, shelters, and any other sites designated for public health services.

Conducts nursing assessments of patients by obtaining complete health histories. Obtains Pap Smears, blood samples, and other specimens for analysis; interprets laboratory results and reports findings to supervisor.

Administers immunizations and other medications. Participates on Immunization Response Teams.

Provides environmental health nursing and risk assessments, under direct supervision and in collaboration with environmental health personnel and regional/state epidemiologists, for exposure to environmental risks and disease outbreaks.

Conducts home visits, under direct supervision (e.g., environmental risk appraisal, monitoring tuberculosis patients, assessment of maternity patients and newborns, or providing support on child abuse and sudden infant death cases).

Participates and collaborates with Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) in the contact investigation, treatment, and education of individuals infected with communicable diseases.

Participates in all-hazards emergency preparedness, in the staffing of Medical Special Needs Shelters (MSNS), points of dispensation (POD), and evacuation triage on a 24 hour basis.

Ensures emergency care equipment is available within the parish health unit.

Responds to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on a 24-hour basis.

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