Registered Nurse - Full-Time Nights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care at Woodbury County Jail in Sioux City, Iowa, working full-time on the third shift. The role involves assessing, planning, and delivering patient care; administering medications and treatments as ordered; responding to emergencies; documenting care; and coordinating services with practitioners. The nurse works in a correctional setting and follows applicable state and local standards, infection-control precautions, patient-confidentiality requirements, and HIPAA practices. The position may also involve covering shifts at multiple correctional facilities, serving as a backup to the H.S.A./Site Manager, and training new hires and coworkers.
Requirements
- Active nursing license in good standing in the state where services are provided.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification with hands-on training.
- Excellent documentation skills.
- Knowledge of the RN scope of practice.
Responsibilities
- Timely and accurately assess, plan, and deliver nursing care to patients.
- Contact practitioners to obtain orders.
- Administer prescribed medication, treatments, and other tasks as ordered by the practitioner.
- Provide emergency first-aid care when appropriate.
- Check and record vital signs, peak flows, blood glucose, weight, and other on-site diagnostic tests when appropriate.
- Triage officer intake screenings to determine the necessity and priority of sick-call visits.
- Collect and record data for statistical reporting on the CQI.
- Record information in chronic-clinic and outcome-study documents as indicated.
- Report reactions to treatments and medications, and changes in patients’ emotional or physical condition.
- Educate patients on topics such as correctional-facility policies and discharge planning.
- Record care information concisely, accurately, completely, and promptly in the appropriate formats and forms.
- Collaborate and coordinate medical services for diagnosis and treatment as directed by the practitioner.
- Maintain aseptic techniques and required infection-control precautions.
- Maintain and demonstrate working knowledge of pharmacology, including drug reactions and overdose.
- Maintain and demonstrate working knowledge of therapeutic diets and nutrition.
- Maintain and demonstrate working knowledge of social and behavioral sciences, particularly as applied to the correctional institutional setting.
- Recommend improved procedures, equipment, and supplies to the supervisor.
- Notify the supervisor of medical or security incidents.
- Present or participate in in-service education sessions.
- Perform duties within the scope of practice mandated by state and local standards.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA practices as required by government agencies.
- Oversee and delegate duties as expected and allowed under the RN scope of practice.
- Cover shifts at multiple correctional facilities when directed.
- Act as a backup to the H.S.A./Site Manager when asked.
- Train new hires and coworkers when asked.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Referral program
- 401(k) with employer match
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Professional development
- Paid time off
- Disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
