REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR A/WAE

REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR A/WAE

Salary

$5,583.00 - $10,062.00 Monthly

Location

Jennings, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

swlvh-36-2026

Department

DVA-SW LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

06/10/2026

Closing Date

6/15/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Home is to primarily serve the Veterans population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of the home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans, with the ultimate goal of returning them to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.

Join a team dedicated to serving those who served. The Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse Supervisor A to aid nursing staff in providing high-quality care to our honored veterans. This PRN-WAE government position. offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.

Apply today and be a part of something bigger.

Serve those who served.

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 plus one of the following:

Three years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A bachelors degree in nursing plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A masters degree in nursing or public health plus two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A doctorate in nursing or public health plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse.

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:

• Plans and directs the care delivery of all residents on a unit
• Received shift report and assessed need for reassigning personnel, as indicated, for best coverage and to provide optimal care. Makes rounds to assess residents, employees, and the physical plant of the assigned unit.
• Collaborates with the RN Supervisor on the evening and night shift and in other departments to provide support services that facilitate resident care on a 24-hour basis.
• Reviews work orders to ensure that a safe environment is maintained. Initiates arrangements to have residents transferred to another facility due to serious illness.
• Completes the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process and inputs Minimum Data Set (MDS) information into the computer database.
• Supervises, reviews, and evaluates the performance of subordinate staff in the delivery of resident care.
• Makes recommendations as needed to improve performance. Makes recommendations for selection, disciplinary action, and discharge of subordinates.
• Conducts Quality Assurance audits as assigned by Nursing Administration.
• Prepares schedule jointly with the Assistant Director of Nurses to provide adequate nurse coverage for the respective shift. Counsels with and/or advises staff regarding attendance. Consults with the Director of Nurses and the Assistant Director of Nurses on leave requests for subordinate personnel.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Classified WAE/PRN

Compensation: This position is eligible for retention pay (per hour worked) and shift differential.

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:

SW Louisiana Veterans Home HR

Charmaine Regan or Brandy Deshotel

brandy.deshotel@la.gov

charmaine.regan@la.gov

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

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 Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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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

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If you answered YES to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ISSUING STATE, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered NO, enter N/A. NOTEORIGINAL 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 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm