Registered Nurse 2 - WCC

State of Washington•Mason County – Shelton, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington State Department of Corrections is hiring a full-time, permanent Registered Nurse 2 at Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, Washington. The facility is a close-custody Reception and Diagnostic Center that processes, tests, and classifies adult men sentenced to prison in Washington State, and serves as a transfer hub. It has seven living units and capacity for more than 1,700 incarcerated individuals; approximately 500 are screened and assessed each month. The registered nurse delivers care that promotes health, supports healing, and helps patients cope and adjust to health conditions. The position is scheduled Wednesday through Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Evening and night work receives a $2.50-per-hour shift differential, with additional premiums potentially available for overnight and weekend hours. Salary is based on experience and determined when a final offer is made. The posting also describes separate on-call nurse expectations, including availability across shifts, weekends, and holidays and a minimum of 10 shifts per month. Employees may work directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. The role requires respirator evaluation, fit testing, training, and use as required by safety standards, and may require a baseline tuberculosis test. Applicants should consider possible exposure to pepper spray and animal-care programs. The position requires the ability to work in confined spaces, climb stairs, walk long distances, and lift or carry specified weights.

Requirements

Hold an initial and continuously unencumbered Washington State Registered Nurse license, or an unencumbered multistate license from a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state, with completion of Suicide Prevention, EDIR training, and the MLS demographic survey.
At least one year of experience working as a Registered Nurse.
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR training.
Proficiency with computer-based programs for scheduling, monitoring and tracking patient information, data entry, word processing, email, and other work-related programs.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Provide at least three professional references, including each reference's phone number and email address.
Able to work in spaces, climb stairs, walk long distances, frequently lift up to 30 pounds, and in rare circumstances lift or carry up to 50 pounds and push up to 100 pounds.
Complete respirator medical evaluation questionnaire, fit testing, training, and use of respiratory protection as required.
Possess work authorization that does not require employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Screen, assess, and evaluate incarcerated individuals and their conditions.
Respond to requests for health care in a complete, timely, clinically appropriate, and therapeutic manner.
Delegate and supervise work, and monitor, manage, coordinate, and deliver health care.
Plan transitions, make referrals, and arrange follow-up when patients transfer or return to the community.
Assist patients in improving their skills and ability to provide care for themselves and their families.
Counsel, consult, teach, advise, and provide health information to improve health-service quality or enhance safety and security.

Benefits

Comprehensive family medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Up to 25 paid vacation days per year.
Eight hours of paid sick leave per month.
Three days of bereavement leave.
Twelve paid holidays per year.
Generous retirement plan, including applicable PERS or PSERS options.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Dependent Care Assistance.
Deferred Compensation.
Shift differential of $2.50 per hour for evening and night shift work, with potential additional premiums for overnight and weekend hours.