What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse position at Federal Bureau of Prisons?
Job Summary
Registered Nurses at the Federal Bureau of Prisons provide direct patient care services to inmates in accordance with legal, ethical and institution standards. They develop a nursing assessment for each patient, including planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care. Additionally, they assess and document discharge planning needs, delegate and coordinate care based on assessments, and maintain security of the institution.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide nursing care of a general nature to inmates in the institution hospital/clinic.
- Develop a nursing assessment for each patient, to include planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
- Assess and identify high risk symptoms/behaviors in patients, to include suicidal risk, homicidal risk and risk for verbal and/or physical abuse.
- Complete nutritional screening as part of the assessment and refer patients to a dietitian for a nutritional assessment if necessary.
- Monitor, evaluate and revise the plan of care as needed.
- Assess and document the discharge planning needs of a patient.
- Delegate and coordinate care based on assessments.
- Maintain security of the institution.