Registered Nurse (Quasi-Full-Time): Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in an adult correctional institution using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with standards of practice. Care includes 24-hour nursing services, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick-call screenings and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-supporting and emergency care. The nurse documents pertinent information in health records, maintains confidentiality, and coordinates with other departments as needed. Registered Nurses may delegate tasks and workload and may be assigned to work different hours, days, or locations. They provide coverage as needed to meet institutional requirements and deliver evidence-based nursing care while maintaining competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing. Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to meet the Department’s clinical and administrative needs.
Requirements
- Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted Virginia RN license. Recent graduates of a Virginia nursing program who are not yet licensed must have the NCLEX-RN exam scheduled at the time of application.
- Have current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a correctional setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to adult institutional patients through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Deliver services including 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick-call screenings and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-supporting and emergency care.
- Document pertinent information in health records while maintaining confidentiality.
- Interface with other departments as needed.
- Delegate tasks and workload.
- Provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
- Provide evidence-based nursing care and maintain continued competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing.
- Accept assignments to other duties, hours, days, or locations as needed to meet clinical and administrative needs.
Benefits
- $20,000 sign-on bonus for eligible new hires for a limited time.
- Site and night shift pay differentials are available.
- Top-tier health benefits and flexible spending.
- 13 paid holidays.
- Generous paid and unpaid leave.
- Life and long-term care insurance.
- Disability benefits.
- Retirement under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS).
- Deferred compensation.
- Wellness programs.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discounts.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee referral program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
