Registered Nurse (Part-Time): Sussex State Prison

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Sussex, VA

1d • Onsite

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 screenings and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-supporting and emergency care. The nurse documents pertinent information in health records, maintains confidentiality, and coordinates with other departments as needed.

Registered Nurses may delegate tasks and workload and work assigned hours, days, and locations. They must be available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs, promote evidence-based care, and maintain competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing. Assignments to other duties or locations may be made to meet the Department’s clinical and administrative needs.

This is a wage position limited to an average of no more than 29 hours per week and 1,500 hours per agency during the May 1–April 30 12-month period. The wage employment period resets each May 1. The position offers no state benefits. The advertised hourly rate is temporarily enhanced because of critical staffing needs at designated facilities; the enhanced rate remains in effect only while the facility experiences critical staffing shortages.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted Virginia RN license. Recent graduates of a Virginia nursing program who are not yet licensed must have the NCLEX-RN exam scheduled at the time of application.
• Have current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a corrections or law enforcement environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with standards of practice.
• Provide services including 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 while maintaining confidentiality.
• Interface with other departments as needed.
• Delegate tasks and workload.
• Provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs and work assigned hours, days, and locations.
• 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 as necessary to meet clinical and administrative needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed