Registered Nurse
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Eligibility
- Corrections
Posted Jul 23 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Correctional
- License
- RN licenseLicensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Pennsylvania.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Pennsylvania. Check your license
- Also asks
- The RN is a fast-paced position, and as such we must have someone who has the ability to multi-task and has a good grasp of patient assessment skills. Other requirements include:
- Also asks
- Clinical decision-making ability.
- Also asks
- Effective communication skills.
- Also asks
- Ability to function independently and demonstrating clinical competency.
- Also asks
- Ability to gain trust of patients and build a working relationship.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Pennsylvania staff rolesPennsylvania staff postings that state pay run $23/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $44/hr, across 921 postings.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability options
- PTO
More benefits (10)
- Floating Holidays
- 401k with match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Overtime pay
- Shift differential
- Weekend differential
- Premium Holiday Pay
- Sign-on Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid holidays
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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PrimeCare Medical, Inc. is looking for dedicated and hard-working Registered Nurses (RN) to work in the medical department at the Adams County Correctional Complex located in Gettysburg, PA .
Available Shifts
- Full-Time Day Shift (6:00 am to 6:00 pm) with rotating weekends
Job
Responsibilities
- Performs duties under the supervision of a Medical Director or other mid-level practitioner (i.e. PA-C or CRNP) according to protocols established by the Medical Director.
- Ensure that the proper flow of relevant information (inmate/patient information, unit problems) is disseminated to appropriate personnel.
- Provide health counseling to inmates/patients.
- Conduct sick calls for inmates/patients and provide provisional diagnosis and treatment for selected minor illnesses and injuries defined by written protocol and approved by the PCM Medical Director. Refer to all cases not covered by written protocol or that do not respond to treatment to an appropriate PCM Physician.
- Administer immunizations, tuberculin testing; basic and advanced first aid; basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation; visual acuity and telebinocular examinations, and oxygen, when indicated.
- Perform twelve (12) lead electrocardiograms and assemble results for interpretation by a provider.
- Record retrieve and file medical information in the inmate/patient medical record.
- Administer treatment prescribed by verbal or written orders from a provider.
- Administer oral and parenteral medications prescribed by a Provider.
- At a minimum of every shift, at the beginning of the shift, take vital signs, do a complete assessment, and document findings on the dispensary card of all inmates/patients housed in the medical unit and/or mental health unit.
Benefits
PrimeCare believes in offering a competitive compensation and benefits package to their employees. Standard benefits for full-time employees include Medical, Dental, and Vision (Single and Family plans are both available). We also offer Life Insurance and Disability options, Generous PTO, Floating Holidays, 401k with match, and a tuition reimbursement program.
Additional
Compensation
In addition to the hourly pay rate PrimeCare Medical also offers Overtime Pay
- Shift Differential and Weekend Differential compensation, Premium Holiday Pay, as well as Sign-on Bonus and Employee Referral Bonus opportunities.
(Please note that the pay range is not a sliding scale based on experience; it reflects the base pay as well as the differentials offered between shifts.)
Requirements
The RN is a fast-paced position, and as such we must have someone who has the ability to multi-task and has a good grasp of patient assessment skills. Other requirements include:
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Pennsylvania.
- Clinical decision-making ability.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to function independently and demonstrating clinical competency.
- Ability to gain trust of patients and build a working relationship.
Now is the time to join the exciting and challenging world of correctional healthcare!
What's around it?
Gettysburg, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,001/mo
- Household income
- $54,365/yr, all local households, not nurse pay