$55/hr RN Evenings

About the position

The Correctional RN at Amergis is responsible for providing comprehensive healthcare to the incarcerated population in a correctional facility. This role involves collaboration with healthcare professionals and correctional staff to ensure the well-being of inmates, addressing both routine and emergency health needs while navigating the unique challenges of the correctional environment.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Performs focused interviews to identify specific patient needs.
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition.
• Conducts health histories on newly-admitted inmates.
• Makes referrals of inmates to the staff physician, nurse practitioner, dentist, or mental health professional when necessary.
• Determines the need for emergency hospital care and ensures medication is administered according to standard operating procedures.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data from healthcare members and documents nursing diagnoses.
• Documents the patient's plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses and expected patient outcomes.
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based on patient care requirements.
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities and hospital policies.
• Initiates and evaluates patient education.
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation and changes in medical plan of care.
• Documents patient's response to nursing and other interventions.
• Supervises, trains, and directs other healthcare professionals on site such as LPNs and CNAs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices.
• Minimum of one year of correctional health care experience preferred.
• Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice.
• Participation and completion of Amergis' Competency program when applicable.
• Current CPR certification if applicable.
• TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable.
• Current Health certificate as per contract or state regulation.
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements.
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site.
• Understanding of patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements.
• Ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, co-workers, and clients; proficiency in English is required.
• Computer proficiency required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Benefits

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs