Chronic Care Registered Nurse

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About the role

The chronic care nurse monitors patients from intake to the facility and ensures continuity of care leading up to and following release into the community by advocating for patient needs while acting as a liaison between the multiple systems impacting the lives of offenders to provide a proactive and collaborative approach in serving the patient population in a correctional environment.

Location: Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, Wilmington, DE.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions and side effects.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ condition.
• Coordinate with outside healthcare providers, schedule appointments, and ensure that necessary medical records are prepared.
• Perform administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, maintaining records, and coordinating with external healthcare providers.
• Additional duties as assigned by facility.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Active licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment (Delaware or multistate).
• Active CPR certification.
• Knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice.
• Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies to demonstrate aptitude as assigned by role.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Short Term/Long Term Disability.
• Identity Theft Protection.
• Animal/Pet Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center.
• 401K.
• PTO.
• Annual Incentive Bonus.

Schedule

Day Shift, 8-hour (In-person).