Correctional RN - 2nd Shift

Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Job description:

Overview

2nd Shift - 2pm - 10:30pm with rotating weekends

Pay - $45/hr. weekly

We are actively seeking a dedicated Correctional Registered Nurse (RN) for the second shift to join our correctional health services team. This vital role involves providing comprehensive nursing care within a correctional facility, ensuring the health and safety of incarcerated individuals while adhering to strict safety and confidentiality standards. The Correctional RN will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care, conducting assessments, managing acute and chronic conditions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to promote health and well-being in a secure environment. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact through compassionate, professional nursing practice in a unique setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and health histories for incarcerated individuals.
• Administer medications, including injections and IV infusions, following proper aseptic techniques and medication protocols.
• Manage acute pain and provide emergency care in accordance with established protocols, including airway management and ventilator support if necessary.
• Conduct diagnostic evaluations such as specimen collection, laboratory testing, and documentation within electronic health record (EHR) systems like Epic or Cerner.
• Monitor patients’ conditions continuously, triage urgent cases, and coordinate appropriate interventions or referrals to specialty services such as cardiology or infectious disease care.
• Maintain accurate medical records in compliance with HIPAA regulations and ensure proper documentation of treatments, procedures, and case management activities.
• Support infection control procedures and adhere to OSHA standards to maintain a safe environment for staff and inmates.
• Collaborate with mental health teams to address behavioral health needs and assist with dementia or Alzheimer's care when applicable.
• Provide education on health coaching topics such as medication administration, chronic disease management, or nutrition.
• Participate in discharge planning, long-term care coordination, and case management efforts to optimize patient outcomes.

Skills

• Proven experience working in correctional healthcare settings or similar environments requiring security awareness.
• Proficiency with electronic medical record (EMR) systems such as Epic, Cerner, or eClinicalWorks.
• Strong knowledge of nursing practices including IV insertion, suturing, catheter care, phlebotomy, and sterile processing techniques.
• Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy knowledge, and diagnostic evaluation procedures.
• Ability to perform physical examinations accurately and assess patient needs effectively.
• Excellent communication skills for working with diverse populations including individuals with developmental disabilities or behavioral health challenges.
• Critical care experience or ICU background is highly desirable; familiarity with trauma medicine or Level I/II trauma center protocols is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Workers' compensation law related to occupational injuries within correctional facilities.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining a collaborative approach within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA standards. This role invites motivated nursing professionals eager to provide exceptional healthcare services in a challenging yet rewarding environment. If you possess the necessary skills and are committed to delivering compassionate patient care under strict safety standards, we encourage you to apply today.

• Deliver nursing care to patients
• Provide professional nursing care to patients
• Ensure the nurse to nurse reports
• Perform professional nursing care of patients
• Provide direct professional nursing care to patients
• Implement the nursing care plan and provide skilled nursing care
• Provide skilled nursing care to assigned patients
• Provide professional nursing care to assigned patients
• Provide professional nursing care to patients within assigned unit
• Provide general nursing care to patients
• Educate the nursing staff on patient care
• Coordinate the nursing care of assigned patients
• Render professional nursing care to patients in need of medical care
• Provide professional nursing care to patients within assigned unit
• Coordinate nursing care for patients during hospitalization
• Ensure that appropriate nursing care
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• Formulate individualized nursing care plans
• Adapt patient care to individual patient needs
• Assist the nurse managers in decisions regarding nursing care