RN Corrections Registered Nurse

Overview

Registered Nurse for a facility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Eloy, Arizona

Full-time

Days, Nights, and Evening shifts available

8/10/12 hr shifts

• Provides direct care to patients
• Performs prescreening and intake screening of patients newly arrived at the facility
• Uses established intake tools for gathering subjective and objective data, referring abnormal findings or responses to a medical, dental, and/or behavioral health provider
• Performs sick calls, assessing and treating acute problems
• Refers patients to an NP/PA, physician, behavioral health provider, and/or dentist
• Performs physical examinations
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel
• Administers medications as ordered (oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic, and other enteral and parenteral routes)
• Performs various treatments such as wound care, vital sign checks, electrocardiograms, etc., as ordered by a medical, dental, and behavioral health provider or registered nurse
• Collects laboratory specimens and performs point-of-care testing or prepares specimens for laboratory processing
• Takes appropriate action on lab results received
• Responds to medical emergencies and renders emergency care to stabilize patients and prevent deterioration, and transfers patients to appropriate levels of care
• May be required to participate in involuntary, court-ordered care

• Current, full and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Arizona or licensed in a compact state that allows practice in Arizona
• Minimum one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse in a hospital, medical office or residential setting
• Experience in a detention/correctional or residential healthcare setting is preferred
• Graduate from a nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active and unrestricted registration

• 7 paid Sick days
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