Registered Nurse (Hourly): Indian Creek Correctional Center
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in an adult correctional institution using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Care includes routine, chronic, and emergency services, with continuity from patient admission through discharge. Services include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick-call screenings 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. The role includes delegating tasks and workload, working assigned hours, days, and locations, and providing coverage to meet institutional needs. The nurse provides evidence-based care and maintains competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing. Responsibilities also include safe medication administration under DOC policy and employee health services in accordance with policy. ACA standards of care, Health Services guidelines and policies, and operational policies and procedures must be followed. This is a wage position with a flexible staffing arrangement for nurses seeking additional hours. Work is limited to an average of no more than 29 hours per week and no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the May 1–April 30 period, regardless of hire date. The employment period resets on May 1. This position offers no state benefits.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing program.
- A valid, unrestricted Virginia RN license issued by the Board of Nursing or a multi-state compact license must be possessed and maintained. Recent Virginia nursing-program graduates who are not licensed must have the NCLEX-RN exam scheduled at the time of application.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a corrections or law enforcement environment.
- Experience working with mental health patients.
- Experience in acute care and/or community health settings.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provide routine, chronic, and emergency health care to offenders and maintain continuity of care from admission to discharge.
- Provide 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, focusing on correctional nursing.
- Administer medication safely in accordance with DOC policy.
- Provide employee health services in accordance with policy.
- Follow ACA standards of care, Health Services guidelines and policies, and operational policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
