Registered Nurse (Hourly): Indian Creek Correctional Center

DHRM•Chesapeake, VA

3d•Onsite

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. Care includes routine, chronic, and emergency services, with continuity from admission through discharge. Services may include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick-call screening and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-supporting and emergency care. The nurse documents relevant information in health records, maintains confidentiality, and coordinates with other departments as needed. This is a flexible wage staffing arrangement for nurses seeking additional hours. Nurses may be assigned to different hours, days, and locations and must be able to provide coverage to meet institutional needs. The position also includes delegating tasks and workload, providing employee health services, following applicable ACA standards and health-services and operational policies, and maintaining competence through education or certification focused on correctional nursing. Work is limited to an average of 29 hours per week and 1,500 hours per agency during the May 1–April 30 wage period. The 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 multistate compact license, must be possessed and maintained.
Recent graduates of a Virginia nursing program who are not yet 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.
Work is limited to an average of 29 hours per week and no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the May 1–April 30 period.

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 and maintain continuity of care from admission to discharge.
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, maintain confidentiality, and interface with other departments as needed.
Delegate tasks and workload and work the hours, days, and locations assigned.
Provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
Administer medications 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.
Promote continued competence through education or certification focused on correctional nursing.