Institution Registered Nurse (RN) - Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility
About The Position
The Oregon Youth Authority is hiring an Institution Registered Nurse to serve as the Health Services Clinic Nurse at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility and other statewide clinic facilities. The nurse promotes and maintains the physical and mental health of youth in custody, provides comprehensive health services and direct professional nursing care, and develops health care plans. The position works varied shifts across facilities. The recruitment may be used to fill multiple current and future vacancies and will remain open until filled, subject to closure when an adequate number of applications is received.
Requirements
- Possess a valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's License at the time of appointment.
- Possess an active CPR card.
- Have a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record; driving is an essential function of the position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with an Electronic Health Record System.
- Knowledge of medical ethics.
- Experience working in a team environment across varied environments and situations.
- Experience prioritizing and completing work assignments by 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, and refer patients to an appropriate emergency provider.
- Assist medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological providers with examinations and reports.
- Destroy unused or outdated medication.
- Perform discharge planning to support continuity of care and educate youth about health conditions, care needs, and medication before discharge.
- Carry out physician, dentist, and nurse practitioner orders, assessing their appropriateness through observation and feedback from staff, youth, and families.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of care and adjust it as appropriate in keeping with nursing best practices.
- Collect laboratory specimens and samples for testing and analysis.
- Maintain accurate, legible, complete patient-care records in the electronic medical record, including chart documentation, objective data, treatment, evaluation of treatment 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.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Deferred compensation savings plans.
- 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 well-being.
- Career development 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
