Start Date: 04/29/2024
Position Type: Contract
Location: Richmond, VA, United States

Description:

• Provide nursing care within adult institutions by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating institutional patients per the standards of practice.
• Standard of care is achieved through a multitude of services to include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick call screenings/triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life supporting/emergency care.
• Document all pertinent information into the health record while practicing confidentiality and interfacing with other departments on an as-needed basis.
• Registered Nurses possess the ability to delegate tasks/workload and work hours, days, and locations as assigned.
• Registered Nurses are capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
• To provide evidence-based nursing care and promote continued competence through education/certification with a focus on correctional nursing.
• Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department.
• This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the 12 month period of May 1 – April 30, regardless of the hire date. The wage employment period resets on May 1 of the following year. All wage employees are limited to working no more than 29 hours per week on average over the 12-month period. This wage position offers no state benefits.

Minimum Qualifications
Possess and maintain valid unrestricted Virginia RN license (if you are a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not yet licensed, NCLEX-)
Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers with current certification through American. Heart Association (AHA) or client (ARC) is required upon hire

Additional Considerations
Experience in a correctional setting.

• 6 months contract.

Remarks:

Buckingham Correctional Center - VA-20, Dillwyn, VA 23936

· 1 RN for nights 7p-7a

· 1 RN (day) 7a-7p

Coffeewood Correctional Center - 12352 Coffeewood Dr, Mitchells, VA 22729

· 1 RN (day) 7a-730p

Nottoway Correctional Center - 2892 Schutt Rd, Burkeville, VA 23922

· 3 RN (day) 8a-830p

Virginia Correctional Center for Women - 2841 River Rd W, Goochland, VA 23063

· 2 RN (days) 8a-830p

· 1 RN (night) 8p-830a

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33.00 - $42.30 per hour

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person