Registered Nurse 2 - AHCC

Duties

• Practice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code
• Assess, monitor, and interpret objective and subjective data
• Develop nursing diagnoses and outcomes to be achieved as a result of nursing intervention
• Plan the delivery of health care, defining timeframes and pathways for delivery of services prioritizing and sequencing care
• Implement care plans by providing direct patient care, directing others about the urgency, timeframes, and methods to deliver health care on and off site, determining when needs for care or services become more urgent, require clarification, or require other type or level of intervention
• Obtain provider orders and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner
• Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and timeframes for service delivery, the expected effects of treatment or intervention, and the outcomes to be achieved
• Revise the care plan as necessary
• In accordance with the intent and provisions of established policies, practices, and procedures, employ appropriate safety techniques to push, pull, lift and carry loads
• Delegate and assign tasks to other staff as appropriate
• Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the results of patient care assigned to other personnel
• Direct and supervise subordinate health care staff assigned to a patient care area
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care
• Legibly document clinical findings, the rationale and plan for actions taken to deliver nursing and other aspects of health care
• Provide competent nursing services
• Assess the subjective and objective symptoms of patient’s medical and emotional conditions during nursing triage, ambulatory care clinics, and infirmary rounds; initiate appropriate intervention according to Health Services policies and procedures, treatment plans, and protocols
• Administer medical and nursing treatment, including medication administration, treatments, dressing changes, monitoring and evaluating vital signs, obtaining and preparing specimens for laboratory analysis, starting and administering IV’s, traction, and assisting with minor surgeries
• Establish therapeutic relationships that preserve professional boundaries with patients
• Counsel, teach, and assist incarcerated individuals
• Provide accurate, authoritative information to groups or communities
• Actively participate in the Correctional Healthcare Team
• Respond to health care emergencies throughout the facility and institution grounds
• Provide emergency medical care including CPR, using triage format, to individual incarcerated individuals, staff, visitor, and members of the community
• Self-evaluate and practice professional nursing conduct at all times
• Be in attendance, capable, and competent to practice nursing as assigned
• Remain on duty until adequate replacement has arrived and communication has occurred to ensure continuity of patient care

Qualifications

• Initial and continuous unencumbered licensure in the State of Washington as a Registered Nurse OR An unencumbered Multistate License from a participating Compact Licensure State as outlined by the Nurse Licensure Compact and Department of Health with completion of Suicide Prevention, EDIR training, and MLS demographic survey
• One (1) year expierence working as a Registered Nurse
• Training by the American Heart Association in Healthcare Provider CPR
• Proficient using computer-based programs to schedule, monitor and track patient information, perform data entry and word processing, and communicate via email, as well as other programs that may be needed to complete assigned work
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision