RN Corrections Registered Nurse (Nights)

*daily duties*

• Perform intake screening and physical exams to identify conditions requiring referral or treatment.
• Provide care for common acute problems via nursing guidelines
• Complete nursing rounds for patients in infirmary care and segregated housing

*responsibilities*

• Provides direct care to patients
• Performs prescreening and intake screening of patients newly arrived at the facility.
• Uses established intake tools for gathering subjective and objective data, referring abnormal findings or responses to a medical, dental, and/or behavioral health provider
• Performs sick calls, assessing and treating acute problems
• Refers patients to an NP/PA, physician, behavioral health provider, and/or dentist
• Performs physical examinations
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel
• Administers medications as ordered. (via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic, and other enteral and parenteral routes)
• Performs various treatments such as wound care, vital sign checks, electrocardiograms, etc. as ordered by a medical, dental, and behavioral health provider or registered nurse.
• Collects laboratory specimens and performs point-of-care testing or prepares specimens for laboratory processing. Takes appropriate action on lab results received.
• Respond to medical emergencies and render emergency care to stabilize patients and prevent deterioration, and transfer patients to appropriate levels of care.
• May be required to participate in involuntary, court-ordered care.

*qualifications*

• Current, full and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Arizona or licensed in a compact state that allows practice in Arizona
• Minimum one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse in a hospital, medical office or residential setting
• Experience in a detention/correctional or residential healthcare setting is preferred.
• Graduate from a nursing program accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active and unrestricted registration to meet this requirement.

*benefits*

• Evening, Night and Weekend Differentials
• 2 weeks PTO
• 7 paid Sick days
• 11 paid Federal Holidays
• Health Benefit
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Pay: $51.00 - $56.00 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person