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Registered Nurse Advanced Practice

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Registered Nurse Advanced Practice

Salary

$7,682.00 - $13,825.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/PTT/215831

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

12/17/2025

Closing Date

12/31/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (

This Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) position with the Office of Public Health in Region 2 provides advanced primary and preventive health care to individuals, families, and communities across assigned parishes. The APRN works collaboratively with consulting physicians to deliver comprehensive patient care, including assessment, counseling, education, and referrals, while practicing in accordance with the Louisiana Nurse Practice Act and OPH policies. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on community health, work within a supportive public health team, and serve diverse populations through clinic-based care.

The ideal applicant should possess the following:

• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) training and

• Reproductive health experience

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 foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Conducts comprehensive health assessmentsby obtaining detailed medical histories and performing physical examinations to determine diagnoses, provide medical treatment, and/or make appropriate referrals.

• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plansby identifying health problems, prescribing treatments and pharmaceuticals, reviewing diagnostic and laboratory data, and consulting with physicians and other providers as needed.

• Provides advanced clinical servicesincluding preventive and primary health care examinations such as Pap smears, breast and pelvic exams, family planning and STI services, and the insertion of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) when requested.

• Delivers patient and family education and counselingrelated to health conditions, treatment plans, preventive care, and appropriate referrals, while collaborating with multidisciplinary health care teams to ensure continuity of care.

• Identifies community and population health needsand contributes to strategies that improve access to comprehensive health services through education, resource coordination, and public health interventions.

• Provides advanced professional guidance and technical assistanceto nursing and ancillary staff, participates in quality assurance activities, develops practice standards, and collaborates with medical and nursing leadership to enhance clinical practice and program outcomes.

• Maintains accurate clinical documentation and professional competencyby creating legally compliant medical records and reports, participating in continuing education, and performing additional duties as assigned to support public health program objectives.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Public Health / Region 2-BRCO / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment

Cost Center: 3262108002

Position Number(s): 50679882

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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Paul Tran

Paul.Tran3@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here ( .

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

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

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 ( LASERS has provided this video ( to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others

01

Do you possess a current Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or a temporary permit?

• 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.

03

To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type “N/A” if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

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the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

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