Practical Nurse-Licensed - Wae

Overview

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services, Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, St. Gabriel, LA. This is an opportunity to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, working in a correctional facility where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential. Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is seeking a skilled and dedicated Practical Nurse—Licensed 3 to join our healthcare team.

In this advanced role, you will provide direct nursing care, support clinical assessments, and assist in delivering essential medical services to individuals in a secure correctional setting.

This position is ideal for a compassionate and confident nursing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values teamwork, and is committed to maintaining high standards of patient care.

• Provides direct nursing care to offenders
  , including administering medications, performing treatments, monitoring vital signs, and documenting patient responses in accordance with established medical protocols.
• Assists physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses with clinical procedures, examinations, and emergency interventions, ensuring proper preparation, support, and follow-up care.
• Performs advanced practical nursing tasks such as wound care, specimen collection, catheter care, blood glucose monitoring, and other delegated clinical duties requiring enhanced skill and judgment.
• Observes and evaluates patient conditions
  , reporting significant changes to supervisory medical staff and contributing to ongoing care planning and patient management.
• Maintains accurate and timely medical records
  , ensuring compliance with facility policies, nursing standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Supports chronic care and specialty clinics
  , helping coordinate appointments, prepare patients, and assist with ongoing treatment needs.
• Promotes a safe and therapeutic environment by following infection control practices, maintaining secure handling of medical supplies, and adhering to all correctional safety procedures.
• Provides health education and guidance to offenders within the scope of practical nursing practice, reinforcing treatment plans and promoting wellness.

Appointment Type: CLASSIFIED WAE (without benefits). Incumbents in these positions may not work more than 1,245 hours or 1 year, whichever comes first. This is a ‘when actually employed’ (WAE) position without benefits.

Possession of a current Louisiana Practical Nurse license, a temporary permit, or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state plus two years of experience as a licensed practical nurse.

• In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering YES to the PREA question.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• This is a 24 hour facility.
• Applicants may be required to work shift work.
• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact the Human Resources Department at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.