RN Corrections Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse for a facility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Eloy, Arizona\n\nFull-time\nDays, Nights, and Evening shifts available\n\n8 / 10 / 12 hr shifts\n\nDAILY DUTIES\n

• Perform intake screening and physical exams to identify conditions requiring referral or treatment.\n
• Provide care for common acute problems via nursing guidelines\n
• Complete nursing rounds for patients in infirmary care and segregated housing\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES\n
• Provides direct care to patients\n
• Performs prescreening and intake screening of patients newly arrived at the facility.\n
• Uses established intake tools for gathering subjective and objective data, referring abnormal findings or responses to a medical, dental, and / or behavioral health provider\n
• Performs sick calls, assessing and treating acute problems\n
• Refers patients to an NP / PA, physician, behavioral health provider, and / or dentist\n
• Performs physical examinations\n
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Vocational / Practical Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel\n
• Administers medications as ordered. (via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic, and other enteral and parenteral routes)\n
• Performs various treatments such as wound care, vital sign checks, electrocardiograms, etc. as ordered by a medical, dental, and behavioral health provider or registered nurse.\n
• Collects laboratory specimens and performs point-of-care testing or prepares specimens for laboratory processing. Takes appropriate action on lab results received.\n
• Respond to medical emergencies and render emergency care to stabilize patients and prevent deterioration, and transfer patients to appropriate levels of care.\n
• May be required to participate in involuntary, court-ordered care.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\n
• Current, full and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Arizona or licensed in a compact state that allows practice in Arizona\n
• Minimum one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse in a hospital, medical office or residential setting\n
• Experience in a detention / correctional or residential healthcare setting is preferred.\n
• Graduate from a nursing program accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)\n
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active and unrestricted registration to meet this requirement.\n\nBENEFITS\n
• Evening, Night and Weekend Differentials\n
• 2 weeks PTO\n
• 7 paid Sick days\n
• 11 paid Federal Holidays\n
• Health Benefit\n
• \n\nMDPerm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MDPerm does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.