REGISTERED NURSE ADVANCED PRACTICE
Company: State of Louisiana
Location: Monroe
Posted on: January 7, 2021
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Job Description:
Supplemental Information
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority
Registered Advanced Practice Nurse
Monroe Behavioral Health Center - Monroe, LA
Pos #50489626
Preference will be given to applicants certified as a Psychiatric
Mental Health (PMH)-APRN with the state Louisiana. The APRN will
provide psychiatric behavioral health services to individuals at
Northeast Delta Human Service Authority by providing primary
behavioral health care, treating co-occurring psychiatric and
addictive disorders, effectively determining if hospitalization is
warranted, and/or assisting in developing treatment
alternatives.
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.
(Full-time clinical practice is defined as no less than 40 hours
per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year).
NEDHSA has had many productive years since forming as a Local
Governing Entity (LGE) in 2013. Here's a small snapshot of how
NEDHSA has worked diligently to provide our citizens with greater
access to services, excellent customer services and quality,
competent care.
NEDHSA plans to build additional, esteemed partnerships this year
to deepen meaningful integrated behavioral and primary healthcare
within the region. To help the citizens realize more positive
outcomes and stability, NEDHSA will continue to employ a more
cohesive, progressive approach among our systems and processes.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Applicants will be required to serve a probationary period of not
less than 12 months and not more than 24.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of job experience on the job
application.
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 process. Further status
message information is located under the Information section of the
Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and
experience sections on your application. Applications may be
rejected if incomplete.*
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and
experience sections on your application. Applications may be
rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Tina Hill Conley, MPA
HR Supervisor
Northeast Delta Human Service Authority
2513 Ferrand Street
Monroe, LA 71201
318-362-4160
FAX 318-362-5049
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of an active, unencumbered, unrestricted and valid
Louisiana registered nurse license to practice professional nursing
or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact
(NLC/eNLC) state plus an active, valid Louisiana Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse (APRN) license or temporary permit.
NOTE:
The temporary APRN permit allows an APRN applicant to work in a
limited capacity for up to 120 days while awaiting review for full
APRN licensure by the nursing board. An APRN applicant cannot
medically diagnose or medically manage patients until they are
licensed and have prescriptive authority. If the APRN license is
not received within the 120 day period and the permit expires, the
employee must be removed from the position.
NOTE:
Certification will be verified by the Louisiana State Board of
Nursing prior to granting licensure.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide advanced health/nursing care to individuals, families,
or communities/populations as an advanced or expert clinician.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Program Manager.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher
level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Functional over professional, paraprofessional, and
non-professional nursing personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from other Registered Nurses by the presence of advanced
and specialized training and duties and by the scope and complexity
of direct care provided. The scope of services provided is in
accordance with the educational preparation, national certification
and recognition by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing as an
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Responsible for performing the full scope of nursing practice
involving a high level of autonomy and independent practice.
Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care consistent with
medical treatment and care in collaboration with a physician.
Evaluates, plans, implements, and re-evaluates nursing care of
individuals requiring emergency nursing measures.
Performs comprehensive physical examinations, secures health
histories, performs or orders laboratory tests and conducts other
appropriate procedure to assess the health status of patients or
clients.
Provides direct nursing care and/or directs professional, technical
and paraprofessional nursing staff in management of selected
patients with emphasis on high risk difficult-to-manage cases, ex:
suicidal children, adolescents and adult patients; highly
combative, non compliant cases; adolescent obstetric patients with
medical complications; childhood and brittle (unstable) diabetic
cases; multi-system failure cases; patients dealing with dying,
terminal illness, etc.
Advises patient, family members and others regarding various health
problems, prescribed treatments, and use of drugs.
Provides continuity of an individualized health care program for
clients by referring to or collaborating with physicians and other
members of the health care team.
Develops and recommends practice standards which pertain to
assigned programs; evaluates care outcomes and suggests strategies
to improve program delivery.
Creates and maintains accurate records, appropriate legal documents
and other reports of client care consistent with the law.
Collaborates with the medical and nursing administrators to plan,
implement and evaluate programs to assure competent and effective
clinical practice that advance programmatic goals, and that
strengthen the systems that support the quality of patient
care.
Serves as researcher in creating and testing methods of nursing in
the area of specialization (ex: Psychiatric mental health,
pediatrics, maternal and child health, adult health, community
(public) health, gerontology, etc.) with emphasis on the overall
effectiveness of the methods. Counsels groups of families and/or
staff members after crisis situations or in the care of highly
contagious disease, ex: AIDS patients, etc.
Assist in developing departmental educational programs based upon
standards of practice; conducts formal and informal classes and
experiences for staff to support and promote the patient care
programs.
PUBLIC HEALTH OPTION:
Provides advanced primary or preventive health care for
individuals, families or communities at an advanced or expert
clinician level; assesses individual health, analyzes data to
determine health and nursing care needed, plans a strategy to meet
identified health care needs, evaluates responses to intervention
and makes changes in care or treatment as needed; identifies and
allocates public health care resources or coordinates and evaluates
other health resources necessary to meet individual or group needs
at the most appropriate level.
Reviews and analyzes laboratory tests and other diagnostic data;
determines diagnoses; prescribes pharmaceuticals according to the
collaborative agreement; develops goals and strategies for meeting
individual health care needs; consults with physicians or other
providers as needed.
Provides advanced professional expertise and technical assistance
to nurses and ancillary staff in implementing health care
strategies and providing for individualized care and treatment
within the area of specialization and certification, such as
pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, family planning or tuberculosis;
participates in quality assurance activities related to health care
services provided by licensed and non-licensed health care
members.
Identifies health care needs within the community and makes
recommendations to provide comprehensive health care to clients;
provides education and training to members of the community and the
health care team regarding health care needs.
Participates in and instructs nurses and paraprofessional staff on
population-based issues that may impact the health of the statewide
community-at-large.
Supervises, educates, and provides professional nursing care in
response to emergency situations in the community and statewide.
Responds to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on a
24-hour basis.
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