WANTED: Registered Nurse

LOCATION: 741-925 Herlong Access Road A-25, Herlong, CA 96113

SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, either 5 days per week, or ten hours / 4 days a week, as determined by the Health Service Administrator.   Work hours will normally be 6:00am- 2:30pm or 6:00 am to 4:30 pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.  These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• US CITIZEN
• Must be licensed to practice Registered Nurse medicine in California or Nevada.
• Must have at least three or more years of experience. 
• Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support. 
• Ability to pass a background clearance / drug test.
• Providing verification of credentials (education, current licensor/status competency, continuing medical education.

DUTIES: not limited to:

• Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff
• Perform nursing duties within the scope of the current licensure
• Administer medications as prescribed i.e., by mouth, intradermal, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly
• Assist with distribution of medications at pill line
• Monitor and evaluate the response to therapy
• Perform skin testing
• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate
• Take medical histories, examine patients, and order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays
• Perform venipuncture for the purpose of obtaining laboratory specimens
• Maintain accurate logs of all reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and AAAHC/JC policy. Screen laboratory tests/results for normal/abnormal lab values and notify the physician or physicians.
• Ensure all sharps are secured, accounted for, stored and disposed of according to institutional and national policy
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality
• Adhere to infection control policies and procedures
• Ability and skill to operate EKG
• Clinically manage injuries by  splinting, and immobilizing
• Attend to medical emergencies
• Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans
• Assists in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems
• Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick call; which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations
• Provides a wide range of emergency services, in the absence of the physician
• Perform duties as required but accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with his/her educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws.
• Assist with all aspects of the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program, within the scope of practice of current licensure. 

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and Health Benefits contribution.