Louisiana is hiring: Human Resources Specialist in Baton Rouge

Overview

This position safeguards the life and health of the citizens of Louisiana by assuring persons practicing as Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are competent and safe.

This position performs diverse and specialized tasks in the maintenance of comprehensive human resources functions, which include but are not limited to: Recruitment, Screening & Orientation; Performance Appraisal; Benefits Coordination; Classification and Pay; Time and Attendance; and Personnel Records Management for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN). The incumbent must meet a wide variety of regulatory and agency deadlines and remain abreast of changes in laws and regulations governing employment. The incumbent must exercise considerable independent judgment and maintain adherence to the principles of confidentiality.

Key Competencies

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
• Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
• Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
• Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.
• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
• Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

What Makes the Opportunity Exciting or Unique

This opportunity places you at the heart of shaping the employee experience for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to leadership while also being hands-on in key HR functions such as staffing, classification, compensation, employee relations, benefits administration, and employee safety. The role offers a blend of strategic influence and operational impact—allowing you to design and implement initiatives that directly affect staff engagement, compliance, and agency performance.

You will have the opportunity to act as a subject matter expert in specialized HR areas, while also leading programs such as onboarding, professional development, safety, and benefits. This is a highly visible, collaborative role integral to driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The role also offers leadership responsibility by supervising and mentoring HR team members and serving as a representative of the agency in high-level projects and initiatives.

For the right candidate, this position is an opportunity to align HR strategy with organizational goals, strengthen employee relations, and support the mission of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

Experience and Qualifications

• Six years of human resources experience; OR
• Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of human resources experience; OR
• A bachelor’s degree plus three years of human resources experience; OR
• An advanced degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or a Juris Doctorate plus two years of human resources experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Designation as a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Works with the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in interpreting State Civil Service (SCS) rules, Federal and State laws, and agency policies and procedures in assigned areas; serves as a subject matter expert in one or more HR area(s), such as: employee relations, staffing, classification, and/or compensation; obtains and maintains up-to-date technical and procedural knowledge of all applicable SCS Rules, handbooks, job aids and resources, forms, memorandums, and circulars that reside inside SCS chapters, as well as independently outside each chapter, for assigned area(s); works with the CAO to ensure that each HR policy and the business decision complies with state and federal rules and audit criteria.

• Coordinates recruiting, selection, and placement activities for the agency; analyzes and reviews a full range of personnel and payroll actions forms in accordance with SCS rules and LSBN policies; resolves problem personnel actions with Civil Service.

• Analyzes and assures hiring processes are in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

• Ensures that departmental personnel files, records, and reports are maintained in compliance with applicable legal requirements and departmental policies.

• Works with the CAO to complete and submit annual reports to Civil Service such as OPA, Affirmative Action/EEO, reviews and monitors unemployment and worker compensation processes and reports.

• Manages the Workman’s Compensation Program for the agency; participates in investigating accidents and injuries and reviews documentation to make educated decisions on claims.

• Benefits Function: Serves as the Benefits Coordinator for the agency, including the vendor selection and approval process; acts as a liaison with the various insurance carriers and fosters effective relationships with client representatives; coordinates annual open enrollment and/or benefits fair.

• Provides confidential administrative and technical assistance to the Chief Administrative Officer, with duties that require a high degree of independence and judgement; works collaboratively with the HR staff, agency leaders, and employees to ensure that the goals of the HR department are met.

• Services coordinator for special projects, HR initiatives or other research; represents the department with the Board, related agencies, and the public as assigned; participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems; participates in assessing departmental performance, effectiveness, and implements process improvement activities.

• Selects and recommends for appointment, in accordance with federal and state statutes and regulations; orients, instructs, and trains employees about job responsibilities; monitors and documents performance.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

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

How To Apply

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). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Isonel Brown

225-755-7500

browni@lsbn.state.la.us