Registered Nurse

Overview

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services.

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.

• Perform professional nurse duties including administration of blood, blood components, IV medications, parenteral nutrition, central line therapy, etc., under close supervision of a registered nurse of higher level.
• Assist in developing nursing plan of care for patients in assigned units.
• Make regular patient rounds to observe and assess patients’ physical conditions and behaviors and record observations on patient charts.
• Receive and fulfill physicians’ instructions regarding patient care and transmit orders, as needed, to other departments.
• Assist physicians with patient examinations and record patients’ mental and physical health histories.
• Assist in emergency code situations.
• Instruct and educate patients in health and hygiene procedures and self‑administration of prescribed medications.
• Administer medications and treatments in a timely manner in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Possession of a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary permit or multi‑state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state.
• Valid for a 24‑hour facility; shift work may be required.
• Drug‑free workplace policy is required.

Appointment Type: Probation, or promotion of a permanent, classified Louisiana state employee.

• Current permanent classified Louisiana state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted.
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

• Registered Nurse 1: SER $29.84 per hour.
• Registered Nurse 2: SER $31.93 per hour.
• Registered Nurse 3: SER $34.17 per hour.

Premium pay of $5.00 per hour for each hour worked, in addition to regular pay.

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth:
  Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits: generous benefits package including a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance available post‑retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, deferred compensation plan, flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules (including 4/10).

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.