Registered Nurse 1
Detroit, Michigan
RN · Corrections · Med surg · Behavioral Health
Posted Jul 23
- Shift
- 8-hour evenings
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour evenings
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Correctional
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
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About this role
Registered Nurses 1 give professional nursing care and treatment in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. Registered Nurses evaluate health needs of juveniles and refer, as indicated by policy and procedure, to the appropriate health provider, demonstrate knowledge in advanced first aid and emergency care, and have knowledge in all policies and procedures pertaining to Medical and Psychiatric treatment of juveniles detained in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. Registered Nurses monitor and maintain the medical and mental health treatment of juveniles, maintain supplies and equipment and ensure the juveniles are in a clean and safe environment and perform other related duties as assigned.
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Requirements
- RN
- Michigan RN license
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the State of Michigan
- BLS/CPR Certification
- One year of full-time paid experience as a registered nurse within the past five years in medical/surgical, corrections, or behavioral health (preferred)
- MDHHS clearance and Child Protective Services clearance
- Must be able to work full time, 3:00pm-11:00pm shift, every other weekend, overtime may be required
Place
- City
- Detroit, Michigan
- Median rent
- $1,074/mo
- Local household income
- $39,938/yr
- Metro price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Detroit area index 100.3, where 100 is the national average.
Detroit is a city of reinvention, where Motown heritage and a resurgent downtown meet sprawling Midwestern neighborhoods. The Motor City offers affordable living, tight-knit communities, and a growing healthcare sector that welcomes travel nurses seeking urban grit with genuine heart.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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You come here to nurse for Wayne County in Detroit—most clearly in juvenile detention and public health. In the Juvenile Detention Facility you give professional nursing care and treatment, evaluate young people’s health needs, and help monitor medical and psychiatric…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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