Registered Nurse - PRN LCDC-1

Medical University of South Carolina•Lancaster, CA

1d•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 and involves 8-hour shifts per week. The role includes providing patient-centered care, addressing physical, emotional, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. Responsibilities involve conducting assessments, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and implementing interventions, providing health teaching, and evaluating care. The nurse will ensure a therapeutic environment and participate in professional governance and development. Specific correctional responsibilities include delivering nursing care while following safety and security protocols, responding promptly to emergencies, managing care in various units, coordinating with correctional officers, maintaining control of sharps and medications, ensuring proper boundaries and PREA compliance, and documenting care according to correctional medical record requirements.

Requirements

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.
Minimum one year of RN experience 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.
Delivering nursing care to inmates/detainees while following correctional facility safety and security protocols.
Responding promptly to emergencies anywhere within the secure perimeter (medical emergencies, injuries, suicide attempts, etc.).
Managing care in intake/booking, general population, segregation, and medical observation units.
Coordinating with correctional officers for safe inmate movement and maintaining awareness of the security environment.
Maintaining strict control and accountability of sharps, medications, and clinical tools.
Ensuring proper boundaries, communication standards, and compliance with PREA expectations.
Documenting care in accordance with correctional medical record requirements and chain-of-custody considerations when applicable.