CORRECTIONAL NURSE 2

Responsibilities

• Evaluate needs and develop a nursing diagnosis
• Record and report indicative signs and symptoms of physical and/or mental conditions
• Prepare plans for treatment
• Conduct sick calls for offenders with medical complaints
• Obtain physician orders for treatment
• Adequately distribute non-prescription medication
• Maintain count for controlled medical equipment and medications
• Perform physical assessments and obtain samples for laboratory sing
• Provide emergency medical treatments such as CPR or first aid
• Maintain medical charts, reports, and audit charts as needed

Requirements

• License as a Registered Nurse and two years of professional nursing experience, one of which was in a correctional or institutional setting
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Application of the nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation
• Documentation process
• Uses and effects of medications used in the practice setting
• Nursing principles and therapeutic interventions utilized in cooperation with a treatment team and physician or designee
• Operation and use of standard medical equipment
• Routine laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures
• Nutrition and personal hygiene as applied to patient care
• Human growth and development
• Physical restraint techniques and procedures as allowed in the practices

Skills

• Respond to and resolve patient care issues
• Independently perform specialized assignments such as infection control, quality assurance, utilization review, staff training, and/or outpatient services

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP)
• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year
• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year
• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program
• No Nevada state income tax
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment
• Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay