Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse)

Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse)

This is a reposting. If you applied in the past, you must re-apply in order to be considered for this position.

What you'll do:

• Administers medication (e.g., oral intramuscular and intravenous) and monitors patient medication compliance
• Performs treatments and performs or assists with nurse's sick call
• Assists with doctor's sick call
• Performs or assist with nursing management of chronic care clinics
• Responds to emergencies providing emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Performs subjective and objective assessment of patients
• Collects vital signs and timely documents all findings
• Collects urine and/or other bodily fluid specimens
• Prepares patients for release or transfer to other facilities (e.g., intrasystem or out to court) by reviewing patient care, transfer summaries or release summaries
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and timely forwarded to pharmacy services
• Participates in work-related training and institution training exercises.
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff
• Investigate and document problem areas or areas of concern
• Reviews shift report from preceding shift(s)
• Assist physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences;
• Counsels/provides education to patients regarding healthcare maintenance and prevention of disease;
• Participates in quality assurance activities
• Provides training and work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and/or hospital aides
• Serves as a resource person for other healthcare and security staff regarding healthcare matters
• Provides orientation and training for new healthcare personnel at the direction of the Nursing Supervisor
• Serves as the lead clinical authority on site in the absence of the HCA, QIC, medical director and/or advanced level provider staff
• Participates in group programming
• Participates in health and wellness initiatives
• Performs administrative duties as indicated
• Attends meetings
• Schedules multidisciplinary team meetings
• Assumes the duties of shift charge as assigned by the HCA making shift work assignments and adjustments as necessary
• Performs or assist with inventory and ordering of medical supplies
• Assists ancillary staff as needed to ensure patient care needs are met

Starting pay is approximately $95,000 based on location/shift assignments.