Registered Nurse

About the role

Available shifts are Evenings and Overnights (every other weekend)Coordinate health services for the general patient population to meet applicable policies and standards: * Complete health appraisals on admission and do periodic health appraisals to both patients and staff according to DOC policy * Conduct a health clinic for patients in order to identify significant medical, mental health and/or dental issues, determine appropriate nursing interventions and make referrals as needed. * Physical examination of all reported patient injuries/illness which may also include staff. * Document required visits to patients in segregated status. * Maintain DOC electronic medical records consistent with appropriate standards.* Maintain an ongoing awareness of patients with potential for self-destructive behavior.* Assess patients to identify appropriate mental health nursing interventions. * Collaborate with members of an inter-disciplinary health team to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care. * Respond to all medical emergencies and provide emergency health care * Plan and conduct emergency drills in accordance with institutional procedure. * Assume primary clinical responsibility for health services to patients during weekend and holiday assignment * Complete discharge summaries on patients scheduled to leave. * Practice nursing following State board practice standards. * Assist the medical practitioner, dentist, psychiatrist as needed, providing accurate, precise communications, and hands-on delivery. * Transcribe and note practitioner orders electronically. * Organizes and coordinate services through daily schedules of appointments and clinic visits. * Complete lab services, including phlebotomy, EKGs as ordered. * Assist with telemedicine and x-ray services. * Complete central supply tasks of cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing medical supplies. * Maintain an institutional health services procedure manual. * Communicate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.

Working with mental health staff and patients' mental health concerns/issues, communications, and hands-on delivery. * Transcribe and note practitioner orders electronically. * Organizes and coordinate services through daily schedules of appointments and clinic visits.* Complete lab services, including phlebotomy, EKGs as ordered.* Assist with telemedicine and x-ray services.* Complete central supply tasks of cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing medical supplies.* Maintain an institutional health services procedure manual.* Communicate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.

*Working with mental health staff an -patients mental health concerns/issues.