Job Description

Job description

Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health /Office of Public Health / Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health / East Baton Rouge Parish



Announcement Number: OPH/EL/198842

Cost Center: 3262107900

Position Number(s): 50680067


This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Job appointment.
(Job appointments are temporary appointments that may last up to 48 months)



No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.


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. *



A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit


For further information about this vacancy contact:
Ella Lewis
Ella.Lewis2@la.gov
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
225 342-6477



This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

Minimum 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 plus five years of professional nursing experience.


SUBSTITUTIONS:
A baccalaureate degree in nursing will substitute for one year of the required experience.


A master's degree in nursing or public health will substitute for one year of the required experience.


A doctorate in nursing or public health will substitute for two years of the required experience.


Specialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

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

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide professional nursing consultation and expertise in programmatic policy formulation, guidelines, protocols, and interpretation for statewide public health programs

LEVEL OF WORK:

Program Manager.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General from a Registered Nurse of a higher level or other higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Programmatic over professional, paraprofessional, and non-professional personnel.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from nurses of a lower level by the presence of serving as a Statewide Nurse Consultant.

Differs from RN Regional Manager by the absence of direct supervision of staff within an assigned region.

See allocation criteria memo.

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.

Provides professional nurse consultation and clinical, programmatic, and administrative direction to public health and private sector staff statewide in the development of systems to provide preventive health care to the citizens of Louisiana.

Provides environmental health nursing and risk assessments in collaboration with environmental health personnel and regional/state epidemiologists.


Participates in policy decision-making, program development, and implementation of population-based issues that may impact the health of the statewide community-at-large.

Provides professional nursing consultation, functional, or programmatic supervision in response to emergency situations in the community and statewide. Responds to emergencies and public health/bioterrorist threats on a 24-hour basis.


Collaborates with public health program administrators and community partners to set goals and objectives for the implementation of programmatic policies and procedures.


Participates in the strategic and long-range planning of public health programs.


Travels statewide for consultation and site visits to conduct programmatic reviews and training, review staff utilization practices, standards of health care, and adherence to programmatic policies and procedures.


In collaboration with the higher level nursing administrators and Regional Nurse Consultants, provides guidance concerning nursing management of public health programs.


In collaboration with the Medical Director/Consultant, develops, implements, and monitors programmatic Continuous Quality Improvement Plans.


Researches, prepares, and implements continuing education programs for the public health staff. Assures a competent public health workforce by systematic evaluation of needed skills and the establishment and maintenance of policies and procedures that assure quality.


Evaluates the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based services by the collection and maintenance of data.


Represents the agency as a recognized expert in a specialized public health nursing field to federal, state, local, and community agencies.


Plan, coordinates, implements, evaluates, and communicates public health information, roles, capacities, and legal authority to all emergency response partners.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Local area,

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