Registered Nurse - Full-Time Day Shift
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care at Sangamon County Jail in Springfield, Illinois. The role involves assessing, planning, and delivering patient care; administering medications and treatments as ordered; responding to emergencies; conducting screenings and diagnostic checks; maintaining accurate records; and coordinating care with practitioners and other medical services. The nurse also supports patient education, infection control, confidentiality, and quality-improvement reporting in a correctional setting. The position may include covering shifts at multiple correctional facilities, serving as a backup to the H.S.A./Site Manager, training new hires and coworkers, and performing other assigned duties. The nurse may oversee and delegate duties as permitted by the RN scope of practice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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.
- Two-year degree listed as the education level.
Responsibilities
- Timely and accurately assess, plan, and deliver nursing care to patients.
- Contact practitioners to obtain orders.
- Administer prescribed medications, 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 necessity and priority for sick call.
- 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 conditions.
- Provide patient education on topics such as correctional facility policies and discharge planning.
- Record care information concisely, accurately, completely, and promptly using the appropriate format and forms.
- Collaborate and coordinate multiple 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 any other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Referral program
- 401(k)
- 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
