Registerd Nurse PRN - HCDC-4

Medical University of South Carolina•Conway, AR

2d•Onsite

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 adhering to correctional facility safety and security protocols, responding promptly to emergencies, and managing care across various units. The position requires coordination with correctional officers, strict control of supplies, maintaining proper boundaries, and documenting care according to correctional medical record requirements.

Requirements

Minimum one year of RN experience required.
Licensure as an RN by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
Current AHA BLS or Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers 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.