Registered Nurse: State Farm Work Center #02024
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in adult correctional institutions 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 screening and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-support and emergency care. The nurse documents relevant information in health records, maintains confidentiality, and coordinates with other departments as needed. Registered Nurses may delegate tasks and workloads and work the hours, days, and locations assigned. They must be available to provide coverage for institutional needs and deliver evidence-based care while promoting continued 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 Registered Nurse license. Recent graduates of Virginia nursing programs who are not yet licensed must have their NCLEX-RN exam scheduled at the time of application.
- Hold current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross 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 screening and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-support and emergency care.
- Document pertinent information in health records while maintaining confidentiality.
- Interface with other departments as needed.
- Delegate tasks and workload, and work assigned hours, days, and locations.
- Provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
- Provide evidence-based nursing care and promote continued competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing.
- Accept assignments to other duties or locations when necessary to meet clinical and administrative needs.
Benefits
- A $7,500 sign-on bonus or up to $10,000 in student loan repayment may be available for eligible new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
