Registered Nurse
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Eligibility
- RN
Posted Jul 8
What the listing says
Role
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- On the floor
- No charge shifts · On call
- Setting
- Correctional
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
Utilizes the nursing process to meet a variety of healthcare needs with ambulatory care as the primary focus. Works with a variety of health care professionals and security officers in a correctional environment. Frequent functions guided by nursing protocols.
Functions as a team leader as assigned. Duties include patient care and preparation, medical equipment management, patient education, administration, documentation and reporting. Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet the psychological, psychosocial and emotional needs of the inmate-patient within the framework established by the correctional system.
Performs assessments in intake area, health care unit for sick call, emergency situations, chronic care clinics and medical unit. Reports to HSA, DON, Charge Nurse. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
Must conform to security standards of the institution. Must be Hands-On CPR certified. May be required to work nights, weekend, and holidays.
On-call duty may be required.
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Requirements
- Current RN license in state of employment
- Qualifications:
Place
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Median rent
- $1,397/mo
- Local household income
- $61,953/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Philadelphia area index 102.6, where 100 is the national average.
Philadelphia pairs world-class medical institutions with deep American history and a genuine, every-neighborhood-has-personality grit. You can eat your way through the Italian Market, catch a game in South Philly, or stroll along the Schuylkill River Trail. The City of Brotherly Love blends big-city clinical opportunity with a surprisingly livable, down-to-earth feel for traveling nurses.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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