Licensed Practical Nurse (PRN): Virginia Correctional Center for Women

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Goochland, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurses provide evidence-based nursing care using the nursing process and general nursing principles, practices, and techniques in accordance with Standards of Practice and under the direction of a Registered Nurse. The role includes screening patients for sick call, administering medications, and providing first aid and basic life support to patients and employees as needed. The nurse maintains communication with security and treatment staff and provides input to help the facility provider organize treatment plans. The position also requires accurate medical-record documentation and coordination with other departments as needed, while maintaining competence through education and certification focused on correctional nursing.

Nurses must be able to work assigned hours, days, and locations and provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs. Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to address clinical and administrative needs. This is a wage position limited to 1,500 hours per agency during the May 1–April 30 period and an average of no more than 29 hours per week over that 12-month period. The wage employment period resets on May 1. The position offers no state benefits.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted Virginia Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) license issued by the Board of Nursing, or a multi-state compact license. Recent Virginia nursing-program graduates who are not yet licensed must have the NCLEX-PN exam scheduled at the time of application.
• Working knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of practical or general nursing care.
• Demonstrated ability to screen complaints of physical ailments and refer necessary cases to other medical professionals.
• Ability to maintain appropriate documentation, provide first aid, and carry out providers’ orders when applying treatments.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and administer practical nursing care.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a corrections or law enforcement environment.
• Experience or related training in the delivery of general nursing and emergency medical care.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based nursing care under the direction of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with Standards of Practice.
• Screen patients for sick call and complaints of physical ailments; refer cases to other medical professionals as needed.
• Administer medications and carry out providers’ orders for treatments.
• Provide first aid and basic life support to patients and employees as needed.
• Communicate with security and treatment staff and provide input to assist the facility provider in organizing treatment plans.
• Record pertinent information in medical records and interact with other departments as needed.
• Maintain nursing competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing.
• Work assigned hours, days, and locations and provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
• Perform other duties or work at other locations as needed to meet clinical and administrative needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree