Registered Nurse; O-Billet Non-Supervisory

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse provides direct care to ICE detainees, including assessments, triage, medication administration, and emergency response. Responsibilities include coordinating care, maintaining documentation, and ensuring compliance with IHSC policies.

• Provides direct nursing care to detainees with knowledge of nursing care principles, practices, and procedures.
• Provides nursing procedures as ordered following Lippincott Procedure Manual after completed IHSC Registered Nurse (RN) competency documentation on annual basis.
• Documents all detainee encounters using S.O.A.P.E. format, followed by the nurse's signature and name stamp on written documentation or by locking notes in electronic health record.
• Ability to assess patients' needs and coordinate appropriate nursing care plan.
• Obtains medical histories on detainees; referring medical problems identified to the physician, or Advanced Practice Provider (APP) as appropriate.
• Demonstrates nursing triage process and screening of detainees/residents during sick call and performs functions as outlined in the approved IHSC Clinical Nursing Guidelines, refers patients to higher level of care as appropriate.
• Accesses interpretation and/or translation services as needed to ensure ability to communicate with detainees or others who are not proficient in the English language.
• Provides daily nursing care as needed in Medical Housing Units (MHU) and notifies physician, or APP of any abnormal findings.
• Provides care for psychiatric patients as indicated.
• Coordinates health care needs of detainees with healthcare team and coordinates referrals to off-site providers as required.
• Provides patient teaching/training in accordance with agency directives.
• Maintains non-involvement in the security/custody aspects of care.
• Assists the medical provider with medical appointments by taking the detainees vital signs, and assisting as necessary.
• Responds to emergency medical calls as assigned and provides emergency treatment of injury or illness to detainees as required.

• Must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Must be a Bachelor prepared Registered Nurse. Must be licensed by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
• Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and/or the state in which one practices nursing.
• Maintains current/documented professional license.
• Maintains current CPR/BLS certification.
• Maintains USPHS Basic Readiness status.
• Minimum of one year of professional nursing experience.

The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency situation, such as running short distance, prolonged standing and working in an austere environment.