Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse

Company: Virginia Department of Corrections
Location: Richmond, VA, United States

Pay Rate: 33.00 - 42.30 / HR DOE
 

Description:

Note: Please review the remarks section.

Registered Nurses (RNs) are responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care within adult institutions, utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating institutional patients per the standards of practice. The standard of care is achieved through various services, including:

• 24-hour nursing care
• Telemedicine
• Chronic care clinics
• Sick call screenings/triage
• Medication administration
• Patient education
• Basic life support/emergency care

RNs must document all pertinent information into the health record while maintaining confidentiality and interfacing with other departments as needed. They must possess the ability to delegate tasks, manage workloads, and be flexible with working hours, days, and locations as assigned.

Registered Nurses are expected to provide evidence-based nursing care and promote continued competence through education and 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess and maintain a valid unrestricted Virginia RN license (if a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not yet licensed, NCLEX required).
• Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers with current certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required upon hire.

Additional Considerations:

• Experience in a correctional setting is preferred.
• 6 months contract.

Remarks: Facility Name:

• Buckingham Correctional Center: 2 RN (night) 7p-7:30a/5p-5:30a
• Coffeewood: 1 RN (day) 7a-7:30p
• Dillwyn: 2 RN (night) 7p-7:30a | 1 RN (day) 7a-7:30p
• Lunenburg: 1 RN (night) 8p-8:30a
• Nottoway: 1 RN (days) 8a-8:30p