Registered Nurse - WCC

Registered Nurse 3

Fulltime, Permanent

Location: Washington Corrections Center, Shelton, WA

Salary Range: $8,649 – $14,172 per month

Schedule: Saturday – Tuesday, 14:00 – 00:30

• Provide clinical oversight of all nursing personnel under this position’s supervision.
• Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the results of patient care assigned to staff nursing personnel.
• Ensure nursing personnel are in attendance, capable, and technically competent to practice as assigned.
• Hold staff accountable for reporting to and performing work as scheduled and assign work to be performed by other nursing personnel.
• Perform staff evaluations and manage medication administration and medication storage areas.
• Plan the delivery of health care, defining time frames, and prioritize and sequence care.
• Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and efficiency of service delivery, medical records documentation, and other nursing procedures.
• Train, monitor, and supervise nursing staff and facilitate orientation process for new nursing staff and agency nurses.
• Assess, monitor, and interpret objective and subjective data; diagnose health problems and determine outcomes.
• Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with offenders, families, and health care personnel while protecting confidentiality.
• Actively participate in coordinated quality improvement projects and programs, serving as lead for at least one local quality improvement project per year.

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Two years experience working as a Registered Nurse.
• Initial and continuous unencumbered licensure in the State of Washington as a Registered Nurse.
• Or:
  Unencumbered multi‑state compact license and required training, or American Heart Association CPR certification and computer proficiency.
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision.

DOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.