Registered Nurse 2 On Call - OCC

State of Washington•Forks, WA

54d•$45 - $74•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Registered Nurse (RN2) for the Olympic Correctional Center (OCC) located in, Forks, WA. OLYMPIC CORRECTIONS CENTER (OCC), located in the middle of a 120,000-acre parcel of Department of Natural Resources Forest land, is a minimum-security, adult male facility that provides many employment, educational and personal growth programs for incarcerated individuals to successfully transition into our communities. The local communities of the Olympic Peninsula benefit from incarcerated individuals' programs including forest preservation and maintenance, public works projects and community service projects benefiting children and seniors. PLEASE NOTE/TRAVEL INFO: We have a Vanpool incentive available to DOC employees who are eligible for the Clallam Transit Vanpool program commuting to Clallam Bay Corrections Center or the Olympic Corrections Center. Please be sure to ask for details on how to sign up!! On-call/intermittent staff are expected to: Be available to work all shifts (day, swing and graveyard) including weekends and holidays as requested. Be willing to work a minimum of 10 shifts a month. Provide written availability by the 10th of each month for the following month's coverage. Be willing to complete a paid six-week correctional worker core training (not required). Registered Nurses will receive shift differential in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work. Employees may also qualify for one or both of these supplemental shift premiums in addition to the above. One dollar ($1.00) per hour during any hours assigned to work from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Three dollars ($3.00) per hour during any hours worked from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight. A COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKET WILL INCLUDE: A detailed resume A cover letter Three professional references Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacant positions

Requirements

Active and unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in Washington State. If you currently hold an active an unencumbered multi-state/compact licensure from another state, you must change your primary state of residence to WA and apply for a WA State Multi-State licensure within 60 days of employment.
OR
An unencumbered Multi State License from a participating Compact Licensure State as outlined by the Nurse Licensure Compact and Department of Health with completion of Suicide Prevention, EDIR training, and MLS demographic survey.
The possession of or the ability to obtain a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse prior to employment.
Must have initial and continuous unencumbered/unrestricted licensure.
One year experience working as a Registered Nurse.
Have American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

The registered nurse delivers services which promote health, foster healing, and support coping and adjustment to various health conditions.
Screening, assessing, and evaluating incarcerated individuals and the conditions.
Responding to all other requests for health care attention in a complete, timely, clinically appropriate and therapeutic manner.
Delegating and supervising work, monitoring, managing, coordinating, and delivering health care.
Planning transition, making referrals and arranging follow-up when patients transfer or return to the community.
Assisting patients to improve their skill and ability to provide care for themselves and their family.
Counseling, consulting, teaching, advising, and providing health information that improves quality of health services and/or enhances safety and security.