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Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,470 per week
Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,470 per weekAmergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. • Portage, WI, United States
Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,470 per week

Registered Nurse - Correctional - $2,470 per week

Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. • Portage, WI, United States
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Portage, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty : Correctional
  • Discipline : RN
  • Duration : 26 weeks
  • 36 hours per week
  • Shift : 12 hours
  • Employment Type : Travel

The Correctional RN works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, correctional officers, and administrators to ensure the well-being of the incarcerated population.  The Correctional RN utilizes their knowledge to address the specific challenges and limitations of the correctional environment while providing care to their patient population.  This care includes both routine and emergency health care in a correctional facility setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • Performs focused interview to identify specific patient's needs
  • Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition
  • Conducts health histories on newly-admitted inmates
  • When necessary, makes referrals of inmates to the staff physician, nurse practitioner, dentist, or mental health professional
  • Determines the need for emergency hospital care and ensures that all medication is administered in accordance with standard operating procedures and as ordered by the authorizing authority
  • Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from healthcare members and documents actual and / or potential nursing diagnoses
  • Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
  • Identifies and prioritizes actions based on patient care requirements
  • Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff
  • Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard
  • Initiates and evaluates patient education
  • Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective / ineffective nursing interventions
  • Documents patient’s response to nursing and other interventions
  • Supervises, trains and directs other healthcare professionals on site such as LPNs, CNAs, etc.
  • Performs other duties as assigned / necessary
  • Minimum Requirements :

  • Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices
  • Minimum of one year of correctional health care experience preferred
  • Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice
  • Participation and completion of Amergis' Competency program when applicable
  • Current CPR if applicable
  • TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
  • Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)
  • Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
  • Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site
  • Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
  • Ability to effectively elicit / provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required
  • Computer proficiency required
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Benefits At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits :

  • Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Awards and recognition programs
  • Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
  • About Amergis Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

    Amergis is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Amergis Job ID #1056139. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title : RN Corrections NOC Portage

    About Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.

    Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has connected the nation’s top talent to a variety of healthcare and educational partners since 1988. We achieved a pioneering certification with the Joint Commission in 2008 and have since evolved into one of the foremost staffing companies in the United States. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of professionals, across health systems, government facilities, or schools. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions. Our commitment to a higher standard of service has fueled our growth, solidifying our nationwide and local presence in healthcare and education.

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