Licensed Practical Nurse (PRN): Greensville Correctional Center
About The Position
The Licensed Practical Nurse (PRN) provides evidence-based nursing care using the nursing process and practical nursing standards under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Duties include screening patients for sick call, administering medications, providing first aid and basic life support to patients and employees as needed, documenting pertinent information in medical records, and coordinating with security, treatment staff, other departments, and facility providers to support treatment planning. The LPN is expected to maintain competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing. The nurse must be able to work assigned hours, days, and locations and be available to provide coverage as institutional needs require. Other duties or assignments at different locations may be necessary to meet the Department’s clinical and administrative needs. This is a wage position with flexible scheduling and a maximum of 29 hours per week on average over a 12-month period. Employees may work no more than 1,500 hours per agency from May 1 through April 30, regardless of hire date; the period resets each May 1. The position offers no state benefits. The advertised enhanced hourly rate is temporary and will remain only while the facility has critical staffing shortages.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted Virginia Licensed Practical Nursing license 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.
- 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 certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross 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 nursing standards.
- Screen patients for sick call and complaints of physical ailments, referring cases to other medical professionals as needed.
- Administer medications and carry out providers’ orders and treatments.
- Provide first aid and basic life support to patients and employees as needed.
- Maintain appropriate documentation and record pertinent information in medical records.
- Communicate and coordinate with security staff, treatment staff, facility providers, and other departments to support treatment planning and care.
- Maintain continued 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 requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
Associate degree
