Registered Nurse (Part-Time) #W0015: Keen Mountain Correctional Center
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 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. The position requires the ability to delegate tasks and workload and to work assigned hours, days, and locations. Nurses may provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs and may be assigned other duties or locations to address the Department’s clinical and administrative needs. The role supports evidence-based nursing practice and continued competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing. This is a wage position limited to 1,500 hours per agency during the 12-month period from May 1 through April 30, regardless of hire date, and to an average of no more than 29 hours per week over that period. The wage employment period resets each May 1. The position offers no state benefits.
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.
- Hold current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a correctional setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care in adult institutions using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with standards of practice.
- Provide services including 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick-call screening and triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life-supporting and emergency care.
- Document pertinent information in patient health records while maintaining confidentiality.
- Coordinate and 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.
- Maintain evidence-based nursing practice and continued competence through education and certification, with a focus on correctional nursing.
- Perform other duties or work at other locations as necessary to meet clinical and administrative needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
