Registered Nurse 1-3 NIGHTS Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5077949) Apply  Registered Nurse 1-3 NIGHTS Salary $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly Location Pineville, LA Job Type Classified Job Number CLSH-2025-78 Department LDH-Office of Behavioral Health Opening Date 09/12/2025 Closing Date 9/19/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job CLSH MISSION: Strive to provide quality, person-centered care with a focus on recovery and resiliency in a safe and secure environment. CLSH VISION: Strive to be the best public psychiatric hospital possible CLSH VALUES “I CARE”: I ntegrity, C ompassion, A ccountability, R espect, and E xcellence Central Louisiana State Hospital, located inPineville, Louisiana, is seeking applicants for a vacant position in ourNursing Department as a Registered Nurse 1-3 (Nights) who assists in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for mentally ill and/or substance abuse patients, which includes performing routine nursing duties and basic professional nursing care to patients and/or clients. RN's play a vital role for the Louisiana Department of Health in the Behavioral Health community by utilizing CLSH’s values and mission to deliver quality and effective care to our patients. The hospital is highly committed to cooperative work with other state agencies and with the state and regional mental health program to ensure the integration and coordination of hospital-community services into a comprehensive system of mental health care. Minimum Qualifications 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 to practice as a registered nurse. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Provides professional nursing care for acute, Intermediate, and long-term psychiatric male and female adults (Adaptive Behavior Services). + Responsibilities include directing all nursing care activities within an assigned area, which will include counseling, coordination of support services, and working as a treatment team member, as a patient advocate and acting as a role model, in addition to providing direct nursing care of patients with highly unstable psychological conditions, variable physiological conditions, and providing a healthy and safe environment. + Serves as a treatment team facilitator who formulates, conducts, evaluates, and reviews nursing plans of care for all patients in assigned areas and ensures that treatment and therapies specified in the plan are implemented. + Assesses, administers, and formulates nursing care plans, administers psychiatric, medical, and preventive health care for patients daily through daily consultation with instruction to direct care staff. + Supervision is received from a Registered Nurse from a higher classification, a physician, or administrative personnel. General supervision is exercised over Licensed Practical Nursing personnel as well as Psychiatric Aides and Supervisors. This position has direct and indirect input into administrative/clinical policies and procedures. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer. Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Registered Nurse 1, 2, or 3. Work Schedule: 6:45 pm-7:15 am Compensation: Registered Nurse 1 has a special entry rate of$29.84/hour, Registered Nurse 2 has a special entry rate of$31.93/hour, Registered Nurse 3 has a special entry rate of$34.17/hour. + Premium Pay of$10.00/hour worked + Longevity Pay starting at an additional $2.00/hour worked, up to $5.00/hour worked - Shift Differential is also earned, depending on the time of shift worked Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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 process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. * Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Contact Information: For further information about this vacancy, contact: Kelcie Cox Central Louisiana State Hospital Kelcie.Cox@la.gov Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Do you possess a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary permit or multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state to practice as a registered nurse? + Yes + No 02 If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered 'NO', enter N/A. ***NOTE***ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your license. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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