Registered Nurse Advanced Practice

Salary

$9,532.47 - $14,113.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

PSSC 26-135-RJ

Department

LDH-Office of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Supports

Opening Date

08/21/2026

Closing Date

8/28/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

PSSC 26-135-RJ

The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric support needs.

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center (PSSC) is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse Advanced Practice to join our dynamic team. This role is essential in ensuring high-quality care and coordination of nursing services across our programs. This role will also manage primary medical care, acute and chronic, for individuals in an assigned Intellectual Disabilities program in collaborative practice with the physician group.

If you're a compassionate, organized, and team-oriented nursing professional ready to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply!

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or a 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.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Assesses individuals supported routinely and as needed to determine the presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, diagnostic results, medical history and prescribes treatments as indicated according to appropriate clinical practice.
• Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals and consultations.
• Primary medical care is provided in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) members such as nurses, Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals (QIDP), Nutritionist, psychologist, Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapists, and physicians using physician/nurse practitioner protocols. Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with other members of the medical staff, allowing for consultation, collaboration and referral.
• Develops medical plans based on assessed needs in collaboration with the IDT. Refers to physician group for all new admission assessments/orders and assumes care after admission by a physician.
• Consults with physicians regarding patient conditions, diagnoses, treatment plans, medical plans, medication orders and need for specialty care; keeps physician advised of health status as needed. Recognizes situations requiring physician care, such as acute/chronic/mental/emotional conditions outside of the scope of practice of an advanced practice RN. Provides after-hours on-call coverage in rotation with the physician group.
• Attends medical/clinical committees/meetings as assigned such as Pneumonia Review Committee, Mortality Peer Review Committee and regular Medical Department meetings. Completes all mandatory education and training required by LDH and PSSC. Maintains licensure as Advanced Practice RN and completes all required CEUs.
• Updates collaborative practice to reflect changes in physician group and submits revised collaborative practice agreements to LSBN as required. Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Administrator to support the Agency and/or the people we serve.

Position-Specific Details:

Department: LDH Pinecrest – Nursing Dept.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled by Detail to Special Duty, Probation, Job Appointment, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.

Work Schedule**:**8:00AM – 4:30 PM. **Pass Days:**Sat. & Sun.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate:

REGISTERED NURSE ADVANCED PRACTICE $55.001hr. – $81.42hr.

This position receives premium pay of $ 10.00 per hour.

This position also receives Shift Differential, Longevity Pay, and Additional pay options.

Resumes will not be accepted and should not be attached

How To Apply:

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.

• 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:

Robert L. Jones

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

P.O.Box 5191

Pineville, LA. 71360

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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 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