Registered Nurse - Day
About The Position
The RN II provides nursing care using the nursing process, directing team members and collaborating with multidisciplinary staff to provide appropriate care within a secure correctional setting. This role involves delivering nursing care to inmates/detainees while following correctional facility safety and security protocols, responding promptly to emergencies, managing care in various units, coordinating with correctional officers, maintaining strict control of sharps and medications, ensuring proper boundaries and compliance with PREA, and documenting care according to correctional medical record requirements. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the federal E-Verify program.
Requirements
- Minimum one year of RN experience required.
- Associate's Degree, and a minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse required.
- Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Nursing preferred.
- RN staff hired after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree must be enrolled in a BSN program within two years and complete it within four years.
Responsibilities
- Provides nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Directs and leads other assigned team members, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide age/developmentally appropriate care.
- Provides patient-centered care addressing physical, emotional, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
- Conducts assessments, develops nursing diagnoses, identifies outcomes, plans and implements interventions, provides health teaching, and evaluates care.
- Ensures a therapeutic environment and participates in professional governance and development.
- Delivers nursing care to inmates/detainees while following correctional facility safety and security protocols.
- Responds promptly to emergencies anywhere within the secure perimeter (medical emergencies, injuries, suicide attempts, etc.).
- Manages care in intake/booking, general population, segregation, and medical observation units.
- Coordinates with correctional officers for safe inmate movement and maintaining awareness of the security environment.
- Maintains strict control and accountability of sharps, medications, and clinical tools.
- Ensures proper boundaries, communication standards, and compliance with PREA expectations.
- Documents care in accordance with correctional medical record requirements and chain-of-custody considerations when applicable.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan
- Paid time off and extended sick leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Disability insurance plan options
- Continuous professional and clinical training
- Competitive pay
- Annual Merit Increase
- Wellbeing resources
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee perks and discounts
- Employee referral program
- Flexible schedule options
- Certification incentive program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
