Part-Time Institution Registered Nurse

Location: Tillamook

If so, OYA invites you to apply for our Tillamook Youth Correctional Facility (TYCF) Institution Registered Nurse (RN). As the Health Services Clinic Nurse, you will promote and maintain the physical and mental health of our youth in custody.  You will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive health care services and for the direct professional nursing care to our youth having physical and mental health complaints.

As the RN, you will also be responsible for developing a health care plan for the youth. Other duties includes:
* Holds daily sick-call and as-needed evaluations.
* Initiates appropriate treatment according to current medical and nursing treatment plans of care.
* Evaluates youth returning from unauthorized absence and parole violations according to standard procedure.
* Provides emergency and first aid evaluations and treatment, as required, sustaining vital functions.  Refers patients to appropriate emergency provider.
* Assists medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological providers with examination and reports.
* Performs destruction of unused or outdated medication
* Performs discharge planning functions to ensure continuity of care. Ensures youth is educated regarding health conditions, health care needs and medication prior to discharge.
* Carries out physician/dentist/nurse practitioner orders, ensuring they are appropriate, by observation and feedback from staff members, youth and youth's family.  Evaluates effectiveness of care and adjusts accordingly while being consistent with best practices of the nursing profession.
* Collects laboratory specimens and samples for testing and analysis.
* Maintains accurate, legible and complete records of patient care in electronic Medical record (HER) including chart documentation, objective data collection, treatment provided, evaluation of treatment effectiveness, patient education provided, and the writing of nursing care plans.
* Enters essential youth-related health information into Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS).
** Part-Time:
** This is a
** part-time
** position. Benefits will be prorated according to the number of hours worked.
* Experience working with an Electronic Health Record System.
* Knowledge of medical ethics.
* Experience working in a team environment in a variety of environments and situations.
* Experience prioritizing and completing work assignments with specified deadlines.
** 4. If you are a veteran, you may receive preference.** . The task to claim preference will come after the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks.  for a guide on how to upload your documents.
** For privacy reasons**, please
** do not attach
** your DD214/DD215/civil service preference letter to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
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