Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Titl e : Registered nurse

Company : Virgina Department of Corrections

Start Date : 04 / 29 / 2024

# of Openings : 9

Position Type : Contract

Location : Richmond, VA, United States

Description :

Note : - Please review the remark section.

• Provide nursing care within adult institutions by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating institutional patients per the standards of practice
• Standard of care is achieved through a multitude of services to include 24-hour nursing care, telemedicine, chronic care clinics, sick call screenings / triage, medication administration, patient education, and basic life supporting / emergency care.
• Document all pertinent information into the health record while practicing confidentiality and interfacing with other departments on an as-needed basis.
• Registered Nurses possess the ability to delegate tasks / workload and work hours, days, and locations as assigned.
• Registered Nurses are capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
• To provide evidence-based nursing care and promote continued competence through education / certification with a focus on correctional nursing.
• Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department.
• This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the 12 month period of May 1 – April 30, regardless of the hire date. The wage employment period resets on May 1 of the following year. All wage employees are limited to working no more than 29 hours per week on average over the 12-month period. This wage position offers no state benefits.

Minimum Qualifications

Possess and maintain valid unrestricted Virginia RN license (if you are a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not yet licensed, NCLEX-)

Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers with current certification through American. Heart Association (AHA) or client (ARC) is required upon hire

Additional Considerations

Experience in a correctional setting.

Remarks :

Buckingham Correctional Center - VA-20, Dillwyn, VA 23936

Coffeewood Correctional Center - 12352 Coffeewood Dr, Mitchells, VA 22729

Nottoway Correctional Center - 2892 Schutt Rd, Burkeville, VA 23922

Virginia Correctional Center for Women - 2841 River Rd W, Goochland, VA 23063

Documents Required :

Please mail me at roy@aceinfotech.us