Registered Nurse (RN)

About the role

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS) is seeking full-time Registered Nurses at Weber County Correctional Facility in Ogden, Utah. Shift differentials apply for 3PM - 11PM and 11PM - 7AM shifts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality care consistent with the scope of practice as outlined by the local state nurse practice act for Registered Nurses.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for the quality of care delivered; work to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Act as a patient advocate to promote the quality of health care delivered in the facility and serve as a leader at all times to promote best practices within the profession of nursing.
• Work in accordance with local practice acts and regulations, delegate and ensure supervision of nursing activities and functions to other competent nursing personnel appropriate to their scope of practice.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
• Possess an active CPR certification.
• Remain knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice.
• Satisfactorily complete initial and annual clinical competencies to demonstrate aptitude as assigned by role.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university or have graduated from an approved RN program.
• Must possess a current license in this state.

Skills

• Knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice.
• Ability to maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Ability to administer medications and monitor patients for reactions and side effects.
• Ability to record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• Ability to monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' condition.
• Ability to consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Ability to modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• Ability to monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Ability to direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
• Ability to prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
• Ability to instruct individuals, families, or other groups on health education, disease prevention, and childbirth as well as develop health improvement programs.
• Ability to prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Ability to order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and Discount Center.
• 401K & Plan Matching.
• PTO.
• Annual Incentive Bonus.
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (no PRN).

Pay

• 3PM - 11PM: $1/hr additional.
• 11PM - 7AM: $2/hr additional.

Schedule

• Full Time.