Registered Nurse - PRN LCDC-2

Medical University of South Carolina•Lancaster, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP) provides healthcare across rural South Carolina. 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 PRN position is for the Lancaster County Detention Center, requiring 8 hours per week. The role involves providing nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, directing team members, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. It addresses patient-centered care needs, including physical, emotional, cultural, religious, and environmental aspects. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and implementing interventions, providing health teaching, and evaluating care. The role also ensures a therapeutic environment and participates in professional governance and development. Specific to the correctional setting, responsibilities include delivering nursing care while adhering to safety and security protocols, responding to emergencies, managing care in various units, coordinating with correctional officers, maintaining control of supplies, ensuring proper boundaries and PREA compliance, and documenting care according to correctional medical record requirements.

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 an RN by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
Current AHA BLS or Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers 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.