Registered Nurse (Part-time): Lawrenceville Correctional Center

DHRM•Brunswick, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time Registered Nurse position at Lawrenceville Correctional Center, offering a flexible staffing arrangement for nurses seeking additional hours, with a maximum average of 29 hours per week. The role involves providing comprehensive nursing care within adult correctional institutions using the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Services include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick call screenings/triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life support/emergency care. Responsibilities also include documenting patient information accurately, maintaining confidentiality, and collaborating with other departments. Registered Nurses are expected to delegate tasks, work assigned hours, days, and locations, and provide coverage as needed to meet institutional demands. The position emphasizes evidence-based nursing care and continued competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing. Additional duties or location assignments may be necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department. This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the 12-month period of May 1 – April 30, and the wage employment period resets annually on May 1. This wage position offers no state benefits.

Requirements

Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing program.
Must possess and maintain a valid unrestricted Virginia RN license issued by the board of nursing or a multi-state compact license.
If a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not licensed, the NCLEX-RN exam must be scheduled at the time of application.
Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers with current certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) 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 within adult institutions by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating institutional patients per the standards of practice.
Utilize a multitude of services to include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick call screenings/triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life supporting/emergency care.
Document all pertinent information into the health record while practicing confidentiality.
Interface with other departments on an as-needed basis.
Delegate tasks/workload.
Work hours, days, and locations as assigned.
Provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
Provide evidence-based nursing care and promote continued competence through education/certification with a focus on correctional nursing.
Accept assignments to other duties or locations as necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department.