Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse (RN) | Redgranite Correctional Institution
Location: Redgranite, Wisconsin
Pay: $54/hour local | $60/hour travel
Position: Temporary contract | 36 hours per week
Contract length: 26 weeks with extensions possible

TEEMA is seeking a Registered Nurse for a contract assignment at Redgranite Correctional Institution with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. This role combines triage, urgent sick calls, chronic care support and recovery care in a correctional healthcare setting.

Schedule

• Three 12-hour shifts per week, 9:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
• 30-minute unpaid meal break
• Every third weekend and every third holiday
• Holiday shifts: 6:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Responsibilities

• Review Health Service Requests from housing units, triage patient concerns and coordinate the daily nursing schedule.
• Assess patients presenting for urgent sick calls and provide nursing care within RN scope of practice.
• Complete RN follow-up appointments and follow-ups related to provider referrals.
• Assist providers with chronic care management and condition-specific guidelines.
• Support the Medical Director and Associate Medical Director with verbal orders, communication with offsite providers and requests through Cerner’s messaging system.
• Provide nursing care to patients in general population and restricted housing.
• Provide long-term care and recovery support for patients housed in Health Services Unit sick cells due to illness or postoperative needs.
• Document assessments, interventions and follow-up care in the electronic medical record.

Clinical Skills
This assignment calls for strong assessment, triage and organizational skills, along with the ability to manage varied patient needs. Relevant experience includes acute care, chronic disease management, long-term care and postoperative recovery. Nurses should be comfortable working independently while coordinating closely with providers and other healthcare staff.