RN - Travel

Action Staffing Solutions•Canon City, CO

About The Position

The Correctional Registered Nurse provides skilled nursing care to incarcerated patients within a correctional facility. The role includes direct patient care, assessment and triage, treatment-plan support, documentation, medication and supply management, and maintaining a safe and secure clinical environment. Two schedules are listed: RN #1 works 0600–1920 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; RN #2 works 0600–1920 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive medical documentation.
Provide standardized patient education in accordance with established nursing guidelines.
Transcribe and communicate medical orders during shift changes.
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information.
Deliver direct patient care, including physical treatments and medication administration by oral, intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and sublingual routes.
Collaborate with healthcare providers to implement and support individualized treatment plans.
Apply infection-control practices and crisis-intervention techniques.
Conduct patient interviews and triage assessments, and respond to urgent and emergent situations.
Assist physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with minor medical and surgical procedures.
Monitor, order, and restock medications and medical supplies as needed.
Observe and report patients’ physical and emotional conditions, including their responses to medications and treatments.
Perform comprehensive physical and behavioral health assessments using established nursing protocols.
Promote and uphold a safe and secure clinical environment, including careful control of medications, sharps, instruments, and other sensitive medical items.
Operate clinical equipment appropriate to the assigned unit.
Maintain knowledge of applicable life safety policies and procedures.
Promptly report safety or security concerns through established documentation channels.