Registered Nurse RN

Position Details

Saturday & Sunday only, 7am-3pm.

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
• 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
• Fulfills duties as team leader or charge nurse as assigned
• Communicates information in an accurate, concise and timely manner
• Protects confidentiality of information in written and verbal communications
• Participates in problem-solving activities of the health care team by attending unit meetings, utilizing positive interpersonal skills and appropriate channels to initiate change
• Functions as a role model for other health care unit personnel and maintains harmonious relationships with security, inmate-patients and members of the health care team
• Uses current knowledge to promote a safe environment for providing health care to inmate-patients
• Maintains clinical area in a clean, neat & safe manner and participates in required counts and cleaning assignments
• Adheres to institutional and medical unit infection control policies
• Understands and adheres to safe correctional nursing practices and institutional security directives
• Adheres to environmental safety guidelines, policies and procedures
• Participates in fire and disaster programs & drills as appropriate
• Maintains current professional skills and continues professional growth to enhance the practice of correctional nursing and the image of the organization
• Attends appropriate in-services and continuing education offerings to obtain and maintain necessary skills
• Participates in offering education to inmate, security officers and other members of the health care team
• Accepts assignments and extra duties with flexibility and willingness to participate in activities other than direct patient care
• Adheres to personnel policies to enhance the operation of the health care unit
• Conforms to dress code
• Adheres to attendance policy
• Reports to work at designated time

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

Functional Demands

• Ability to pass all required health and other screening tests
• May be required to work nights, weekend, and holidays
• On-call duty may be required (available to work on short notice)

Organizational Expectations

• Provides a positive and professional representation of CFG Health Systems, LLC
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation, and prevention
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities
• Completes required orientation as directed by facility
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Follows facility and CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol
• Upholds HIPAA and PREA regulations
• Punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Maintains security clearance for the assigned facility
• Conforms to dress code
• Reports to work site at designated time
• Adheres to attendance policy and utilizes timekeeping practices and expectations

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus