Registered Nurse

Job Summary

Utilizes the nursing process to meet a variety of healthcare needs with ambulatory care as the primary focus. Works with a variety of health care professionals and security officers in a correctional environment. Frequent functions guided by nursing protocols. Functions as a team leader as assigned.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Patient care and preparation
• Medical equipment management
• Patient education
• Documentation and reporting

Skills / Abilities

• Clinical skills
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills

Performance Expectations

• Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet the psychological, psychosocial and emotional needs of the inmate-patient within the framework established by the correctional system
• Performs assessments of inmate-patient in a variety of settings
• Utilizes assessment skills that require a knowledge base of both normal and abnormal adult health status
• Communicates assessment data in a comprehensive, orderly fashion both verbally and in writing
• Plans nursing care by identification of inmate-patient needs based on assessments
• Makes appropriate, timely referrals and initiates appropriate nursing care based on institutional policies and procedures
• Documents plans appropriately
• Implements nursing care and medical care orders in a knowledgeable, safe and cost-effective manner
• Documents nursing care and appropriate medically directed care in accordance with institutional policies and procedures
• Provides inmate education as an integral part of total patient care
• Evaluates and documents inmate-patient responses to aspects of health care and makes appropriate referrals to members of the health care team

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Reports To

HSA, DON, Charge Nurse

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment
• Must conform to the security standards of the institution where employed
• Must be Hands-On CPR certified