Institution Registered Nurse (RN) - Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility

State of Oregon

103d • $7,862 - $10,880

About The Position

OYA welcomes you to join the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility as an Institution Registered Nurse. Are you motivated to provide the best quality of treatment care to youth in our facility? If so, OYA invites you to apply for our Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility (OCCF) Institution Registered Nurse (RN). As the Health Services Clinic Nurse, you will promote and maintain the physical and mental health of our youth in custody. You will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive health care services and for the direct professional nursing care to our youth having physical and mental health complaints. As the RN, you will also be responsible for developing a health care plan for the youth.

Requirements

• Possess a valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's License at the time of appointment.
• Possess an active CPR card.
• Driving is an essential function of this position. A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with an Electronic Health Record System.
• Knowledge of medical ethics.
• Experience working in a team environment in a variety of environments and situations.
• Experience prioritizing and completing work assignments with specified deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Holds daily sick-call and as-needed evaluations.
• Initiates appropriate treatment according to current medical and nursing treatment plans of care.
• Evaluates youth returning from unauthorized absence and parole violations according to standard procedure.
• Provides emergency and first aid evaluations and treatment, as required, sustaining vital functions.
• Refers patients to appropriate emergency provider.
• Assists medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological providers with examination and reports.
• Performs destruction of unused or outdated medication.
• Performs discharge planning functions to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensures youth is educated regarding health conditions, health care needs and medication prior to discharge.
• Carries out physician/dentist/nurse practitioner orders, ensuring they are appropriate, by observation and feedback from staff members, youth and youth's family.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care and adjusts accordingly while being consistent with best practices of the nursing profession.
• Collects laboratory specimens and samples for testing and analysis.
• Maintains accurate, legible and complete records of patient care in electronic Medical record (HER) including chart documentation, objective data collection, treatment provided, evaluation of treatment effectiveness, patient education provided, and the writing of nursing care plans.
• Enters essential youth-related health information into Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS).

Benefits

• Choice of low-cost high-coverage medical plans.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance programs.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 3 annual personal leave days.
• Competitive pension plan.
• Deferred compensation program.
• Annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
• 6.95% increase to base salary upon PERS eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees