Registered Nurse 3

Posting number: NEDHSA-224813-RN3-081326-SH

Department: LDH-Northeast Delta Human Services Authority

Job classification: REGISTERED NURSE 3

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Mental Health, Public Health, Nursing, Human Services, Health Care Support

Summary

Examples of duties

Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

• Work as part of a treatment team to provide quality care and reduce the stigma surrounding integrated care treatment. Observe and assess consumer's total health and make appropriate referrals to community resources and/or care managers. Conduct health assessments for pregnant women and their children, including monitor vital signs, managing prenatal care needs, and performing routine pediatric health checks.
• Interview consumers individually during medication management clinics to include: screening for present symptomatology of diagnosis, vital signs (b/p, pulse, respirations, temperature), BMI calculations (weight and height), and waist circumference. Collect specimens, including urine samples for consumers receiving addictive disorder treatment, for lab testing per NEDHSA policy and procedures appropriate to assigned location.
• Work closely with physicians, counselors, case managers, and other staff to develop and implement individualized care plans for clients. Administer medications, treatments, and immunizations as prescribed by healthcare providers, ensuring adherence to treatment plans. Review charts and prepare for medication management clinics. Prepare charts with necessary paperwork to include AIMS, informed consent for medications, necessary forms for lab monitoring, reassessment forms, psychiatric update forms, etc.
  
  

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:   Probational, Promotional, Demotion, Lateral Transfer, or Detail to Special Duty

Location: RISE Treatment Facility (Monroe)

Compensation: NEDHSA is a designated approved National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site. Clinicians who work at NHSC-approved sites are eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program to pay off student loans.

• 2-year Full-Time Clinical Practice: NHSC will pay up to $50,000* for an initial 2 years of full-time clinical practice to clinicians.

(Full-time clinical practice is defined as no less than 40 hours per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year.)

How To Apply:

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 pr