three 12 hour shifts / rotating shifts

8 weeks / may extend further

JOB TITLERegistered Nurse

JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (These duties are illustrative only. Incumbents may

perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.)

Provides professional nursing care to students hospitalized in student health services unit, or to inmates,

juvenile offenders, or consumers housed in state-owned/operated facility/institution &/or staff, observes, assesses & records symptoms, reactions & p rogress of inf irmary patients &/or c linic outpatients, makes nursing rounds, takes & re cords vitals, prepares & administers prescribed medications & ordered treatment plans &/or immunizations, monitors restrained (e.g., lock-ups, detention, isolated) patients on timely bas is (i.e., every 15 minutes) & provide s immediate medical attention to emergencies (e.g., administers first aid; arranges transportation to hospital emergency room; contacts staff physician when

necessary; counsels patient regarding need for medical referrals) & if assigned, also schedules, assigns & reviews work (i.e., has authority to either approve/disapprove leave requests or to complete performance evaluations, but such is not mandatory to be pe rformed) of lo wer-level staff (e.g., RNs, LP Ns), participates in staff development & education, reviews care plans written by staff & trains & orients new employees;

OR

In corrections medical center, is responsible for all health care of 20-60 bedridden inmates (i.e., makes rounds, evaluates care needed & rendered; does care plans & teaches health care principles; administers

medication including narcotics; renders all direct nursing care as needed) & performs specialized

procedures (i.e., iv therapy, chemotherapy, wound care, oxygen therapy, dialysis, blood transfusion, incubation & CPR, tube feeding, catheterization, suctioning & phle botomy duties).

Organizes & oversees 'code blue' team; directs health care staff (e.g., hospital aides & licensed practical

nurses) assigned to area; acts as lead worker in charge of one assigned shift in absence of nurse 2 employee' assists physician in giving diagnostic health evaluations to students.

Performs clerical tasks (e.g., charts & records all medications, treatments & pertinent medical information; completes required reports such as incident & accide nt reports; documents Medicaid information; orders

supplies & equipment; maintains constant & exa ct inventory of all cont rolled drugs, medication & equipm ent); arranges for out-patient clinic appointments; arranges for medical examinations to be done by school physician; arranges for new & refilled prescriptions ordered by physicians through local pharmacy; performs administrative tasks & serves as liaison with others in organization & conducts &/or attends meetings; serves as instructor on occasion; serves as member or leader of problem solving teams or groups.

MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:

Knowledge of professional registered nursing procedures; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; public relations; employee training & development*; inventory control. Skill in operation of medical equipment (e.g., stethoscope, otoscope, blood pressure cuff, EKG machine).

Ability to deal with som e abstract but mostly concrete variables; write meaningful, concise & accurate reports; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; demonstrate physical fitness.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $36.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• What is the best email and phone number to contact you?
• If chosen you will need to get a new TB if yours is over a month old, are you willing to do this?
• This is a correctional facility.

Experience:

• Dialysis: 1 year (Preferred)
• Mental Health: 1 year (Preferred)
• General RN: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR - BLS (Required)

Work Location: In person