Licensed Practical Nurse - PRN

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Directs and leads other assigned team members, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide age/developmentally appropriate care.
• Provides patient-centered care addressing physical, emotional, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
• Counsels patients and families regarding their health and treatment plan.
• Documents care in accordance with correctional medical record requirements and chain-of-custody considerations when applicable.
• Ensures a therapeutic environment and participates in professional governance and development.
• Delivers nursing care to inmates/detainees while following correctional facility safety and security protocols.
• Responds promptly to emergencies anywhere within the secure perimeter (medical emergencies, injuries, suicide attempts, etc.).
• Manages care in intake/booking, general population, segregation, and medical observation units.
• Collaborates with correctional officers for safe inmate movement and maintains awareness of the security environment.
• Maintains strict control and accountability of sharps, medications, and clinical tools.
• Ensures proper boundaries, communication standards, and compliance with PREA expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum one year of RN experience required.
• Licensure as an RN by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• A current AHA BLS or Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing preferred.
• RN staff hired after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree must be enrolled in a BSN program within two years and complete it within four years.
• Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program with six months of patient care experience required.
• Licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state.
• A current CPR card is required; either an American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers card or an American Red Cross Professional Rescuer card.