Registered Nurse 2 - AHCC

State of Washington•Spokane County - Airway Heights, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections is hiring a Registered Nurse 2 at Airway Heights Corrections Center in Airway Heights, Washington. The position supports public safety and the Health Services division by providing and leading nursing services that promote health, foster healing, support adjustment to health conditions, and promote the wellness of incarcerated individuals. The role provides comprehensive, quality health services in a correctional setting and may involve cross-training at different facility locations to meet changing health care delivery needs. The schedule is 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday through Tuesday, with Wednesday and Thursday off. The hourly salary range is $46.84–$76.79, and the monthly salary range is $8,151–$13,362. Evening and night shift work may qualify for a $2.50-per-hour shift differential; additional premiums may apply for hours worked from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight. The position works directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous correctional environment. It requires compliance with applicable nursing laws, policies, and procedures, professional boundaries, confidentiality, accurate clinical documentation, and effective collaboration with health care, custody, and institutional personnel.

Requirements

Hold and maintain an unencumbered Washington State Registered Nurse license, or an unencumbered multistate license from a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state, with the listed Suicide Prevention, EDIR training, and MLS demographic survey requirements completed.
At least one year of experience working as a Registered Nurse.
American Heart Association training in Healthcare Provider CPR.
Proficiency with computer-based programs for scheduling, monitoring and tracking patient information, data entry, word processing, email, and other programs needed for assigned work.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to analyze data and information, assess issues, evaluate options, draw accurate conclusions, and make decisions using judgment and critical thinking, including when guidelines are unclear.
Ability to observe and inspect people, conditions, and environments, recognize changes and contributing factors, and document and communicate findings so others can take appropriate action.
Ability to make timely, sound decisions in ambiguous circumstances or with limited data, recognize when decisions are needed, delegate decision-making appropriately, and advocate for patient-care objectives.
Ability to work in spaces, climb stairs, walk long distances, and frequently lift up to 30 pounds; rarely, lift or carry up to 50 pounds and push up to 100 pounds.
Must complete required respirator medical evaluation questionnaire, fit testing, training, and use of respiratory protection as required.
Must provide proof of identity and U.S. work eligibility and have work authorization that does not require current or future employer visa sponsorship.
Must provide at least three professional references with phone numbers and email addresses.
A background check will be conducted; a pre-employment drug test may be administered.
May be required to provide proof of a baseline tuberculosis skin test within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting or correctional facility.
Certification as a Correctional Healthcare Professional.
Experience actively participating in a business quality-improvement process, including brainstorming, proposing improvement plans, or measuring success.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ subjective and objective medical and emotional symptoms during triage, ambulatory care clinics, and infirmary rounds, and initiate appropriate interventions under policies, treatment plans, and protocols.
Administer medications and nursing treatments; perform dressing changes; monitor vital signs; prepare specimens for laboratory analysis; start and administer IVs and traction; and assist with minor surgeries.
Participate in the Correctional Healthcare Team, including coaching and mentoring new employees during on-the-job training, observing performance, providing feedback, and completing training evaluations when requested.
Participate in Health Services quality-improvement activities and formal clinical oversight, and practice in accordance with DOC policy and the Offender Health Plan.
Assess, monitor, and interpret clinical data; develop nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes; plan and prioritize care; implement care plans; obtain provider orders; evaluate treatment and service-delivery outcomes; and revise care plans as necessary.
Direct care delivery on and off site, determine urgency and appropriate levels of intervention, and ensure prescribed interventions are completed in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
Use appropriate safety techniques to push, pull, lift, and carry loads in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Delegate patient-care responsibilities to nursing and assistive nursing personnel based on patient needs, condition, stability, task complexity, potential for harm, and predictability of outcomes; teach, monitor, supervise, and evaluate assigned tasks and results.
Direct and supervise subordinate health care staff assigned to a patient care area, make nursing assessments, initiate treatment protocols, and ensure practice complies with licensure laws, rules, policies, and procedures.
Communicate verbally, in writing, and electronically with incarcerated individuals, families, health care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel while protecting health-record confidentiality.
Maintain accurate, legible, and complete patient records, including nursing and interdisciplinary care plans, clinical findings, rationale for actions, and care-delivery plans.
Respond to health care emergencies throughout the facility and grounds, providing emergency medical care, including CPR and triage, to incarcerated individuals, staff, visitors, and community members.
Maintain professional nursing conduct, remain capable and competent to practice as assigned, and stay on duty until an adequate replacement arrives and continuity-of-care communication has occurred.
Establish therapeutic relationships that maintain professional boundaries; counsel, teach, and assist incarcerated individuals; and provide accurate information to groups or communities.
Be cross-trained, as needed, to work at facility locations or compounds to support changing health care delivery needs.