Institution Registered Nurse (RN) - Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility
About The Position
The Oregon Youth Authority is seeking an Institution Registered Nurse to serve as the Health Services Clinic Nurse at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany, Oregon. The nurse promotes and maintains the physical and mental health of youth in custody by providing comprehensive health care services and direct professional nursing care to youth with physical or mental health complaints. The RN develops health care plans and works with medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological providers to support youth care and treatment. The position has varied shifts and may cover Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility as well as clinic facilities statewide. It is represented by SEIU/OPEU. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple current and future vacancies and will remain open until filled, but may close once an adequate number of applications has been received. The role requires a valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's License at appointment, an active CPR card, and a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record. Driving is an essential job function. The role also requires the incumbent to serve as a mandatory reporter of child abuse. Pre-employment checks include criminal, driving, and vulnerable-population abuse and neglect records checks; additional checks may also apply.
Requirements
- Valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's License at the time of appointment.
- Active CPR card.
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record; driving is an essential function of the position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with an Electronic Health Record System.
- Knowledge of medical ethics.
- Experience working in a team environment across a variety of environments and situations.
- Experience prioritizing and completing work assignments to specified deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Hold daily sick call and conduct evaluations as needed.
- Initiate appropriate treatment in accordance with current medical and nursing plans of care.
- Evaluate youth returning from unauthorized absence and parole violations according to standard procedures.
- Provide emergency and first-aid evaluations and treatment, sustain vital functions as required, and refer patients to appropriate emergency providers.
- Assist medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological providers with examinations and reports.
- Destroy unused or outdated medication.
- Perform discharge planning to ensure continuity of care and educate youth about health conditions, health care needs, and medication before discharge.
- Carry out physician, dentist, and nurse practitioner orders; assess their appropriateness through observation and feedback from staff, youth, and families; evaluate care effectiveness and adjust care consistently with nursing best practices.
- Collect laboratory specimens and samples for testing and analysis.
- Maintain accurate, legible, and complete patient-care records in the electronic medical record, including chart documentation, objective data, treatment, evaluation of effectiveness, patient education, and nursing care plans.
- Enter essential youth-related health information into the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS).
Benefits
- Low-cost medical, vision, and dental plans for the employee and family.
- Life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Deferred compensation savings plans and flexible spending accounts for health and childcare.
- 11 holidays, 3 personal business days, monthly sick leave, and vacation leave that increases with years of service.
- Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
- Wellness resources supporting work-life balance, health, and overall well-being.
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
- Access to Get There, Oregon's carpool matching tool and trip planner.
- Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
