Registered Nurse 3 (Operating Room)

Registered Nurse 3 (Operating Room)

Salary

$4,876.00 - $8,788.00 Monthly

Location

Independence, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LKMC227863RN3OR_10.27.26

Department

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center

Opening Date

10/27/2026

Closing Date

11/2/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
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About this Job

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse 3 to join our team! We are a 24-bed acute care critical access hospital serving the Florida Parishes region of Southeast Louisiana. We offer a wide range of services including general surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. At Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, we are able to bring you a wide range of services close to home, provided by a network of board-certified physicians.

This Registered Nurse 3 Position is located in the Operating Room and provides professional nursing services and serves as a lead worker to lower level professional nurses and paraprofessionals. The work schedule will be determined by the Department Manager.

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:

Two years of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

A bachelors degree in nursing plus one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse; OR

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

A doctorate in nursing or public health.

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:

• Provides and coordinates nursing care for patients in the Operating Room, PACU, Endoscopy, Ambulatory Surgery Unit, and Pre-Operative Teaching areas.
• Assesses patients, establishes priorities, and develops, implements, and evaluates individualized plans of care.
• Directs daily surgical caseloads and assists with patient flow, staffing assignments, scheduling, and departmental coverage.
• Provides clinical direction, supervision, and support to nursing and perioperative personnel.
• Promotes patient safety and compliance with infection prevention and control practices throughout perioperative services.
• Provides skilled monitoring and care for patients requiring advanced biomedical equipment and complex perioperative interventions.
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative patient education and collaborates with physicians, anesthesia, patients, families, and other healthcare disciplines to coordinate care.
• Assists with the administrative operations of perioperative services, including quality improvement, policy development, equipment and supply management, and departmental documentation.
• Coordinates surgery scheduling and works with physicians and other departments to promote efficient patient flow and quality patient care.
• Serves as a preceptor and assists with orientation, training, competency evaluation, and continuing education of perioperative staff.
• Participates in Infection Control, Continuous Quality Improvement, hospital committees, educational programs, and other professional activities.
• Participates in rotating on-call coverage for emergency surgical procedures and performs other duties as assigned.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional.

Work Location: This RN 3 position is located in the Operating Room.

Work Hours: The work schedule will be determined by the Department Manager.

Compensation: Base Pay: Special Entry Rate -- $30 per hour

This position is entitled to Shift Differential Rates for when actually working:

Domicile Pay: $3.00, Shift 2-$3.00 Shift 3:$4.60 Weekend:$4.60 Holiday:$4.60 and certification Pay: up to $3.00/hour

Additional Certifications Needed Before Appointment: ACLS, BLS and PALS (American Heart Association).

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 more information about this vacancy please contact:

Mandy Pierre, HR Analyst

Lallie Kemp Medical Center, Human Resources

985-878-1385

mpie12@lsuhsc.edu

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

01

Do you have possession of a current valid Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary nursing 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 Question 1 above, give your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you answered NO, enter N/A. NOTE ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your professional nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your RN license.

03

Do you possess a current active PALS card issued by the American Heart Association?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you possess a valid, current ACLS card issued by the American Heart Association?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you possess a valid, current BLS card issued by the American Heart Association?

• Yes
• No

06

Have you included your complete work history on your application?

• Yes
• No

07

Are you a current Lallie Kemp Medical Center employee?

• Yes
• No

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