Registered Nurse-Float

Roadrunner Health Services•Albuquerque, NM

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves providing holistic nursing care within the appropriate scope of practice to incarcerated patients. The Registered Nurse will work under the direction of the Director of Nursing and/or Nursing Supervisor, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to identify, assess, and respond to a wide range of physical, psychological, and social needs of the patient. Key responsibilities include ensuring patient continuity of care through the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of individualized treatment plans, effective communication with team members, and thorough documentation of health information, diagnostic tests, and medication outcomes. The role also encompasses direct and indirect nursing care during routine and emergency situations, medication administration and compliance monitoring, patient education, and maintaining accountability for controlled substances. The nurse is expected to uphold professional standards, participate in performance improvement activities, ensure compliance with all facility and company policies, federal and state laws (including HIPAA), and coordinate care closely with security staff while maintaining confidentiality and delivering nonjudgmental care.

Requirements

Must hold valid RN license in applicable state.
Must show current tuberculosis documentation.
Must show active CPR certification.
Must be able to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable.
Prior experience providing nursing care and working with a high degree of autonomy required.
Ability to effectively handle stressful or adverse situations and work effectively under difficult conditions.
Ability to remain calm while handling volatile, threatening, or emergency situations.
Ability to remain focused in spite of distractions and interruptions.
Practice nursing reflectively, guided by theory, based on best evidence, and integrating creative and critical thinking.
Manage care to achieve quality, cost-effective, and ethical outcomes in the delivery of health care to individual patients and the institution's population.
Must possess general good health and retain sufficient stamina, agility, and visual and auditory acuity necessary to perform all duties required.
Physical activity includes walking, climbing, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, and carrying; repetitive physical activity; repetitive mental activity such as checking entries in a report, etc.
Must be able to lift, carry, or push weight up to 40 pounds; which may include patients, medicine carts, etc.
Must be able to respond quickly to emergency situations within his/her scope of practice.

Nice To Haves

Experience with direct care in correctional environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team, ensuring patient continuity of care by developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising individualized treatment plans.
Communicate with team members individually, at team meetings, and with written documentation as needed.
Collect and document subjective and objective health information, laboratory, EKG, and other diagnostic tests to identify and monitor the health needs of patients in a variety of settings.
Document relevant data in approved format and share with applicable multidisciplinary team.
Provide direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological, psychosocial, and emotional needs of the patient during routine and emergency situations within the framework established by the correctional system.
Administer ordered medications and implement relevant treatments.
Evaluate, monitor and document results/outcomes of medications and treatments.
Monitor and document medication administration and compliance as directed.
Maintain accountability of all controlled substances according to federal and state regulations.
Implement and evaluate patient education offerings and activities that may be in an individual or group setting.
Share knowledge, skills, and information with peers, colleagues, and others.
Assign tasks or delegate care based upon expected skills and knowledge.
Acquire and maintain current clinical knowledge and skills and professional standards.
Identify and maintain professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship.
Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Company Continuous Quality Improvement (CQl) program (peer review; record reviews; membership on the (QI committee) and modifying clinical practices based on CQI recommendations.
Ensure compliance with all facility and Company policies, Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines including HIPAA.
Coordinate care closely with security staff while maintaining a positive, collaborative relationship.
Maintain an ethical commitment to ensure confidentiality within the limits of a correctional environment.
Deliver care in a nonjudgmental/nondiscriminatory manner to protect the autonomy, dignity, and rights of patients.
Understand and comply with safety and security rules and regulations of the institution.
Perform other duties as assigned.