CDOC Registered Nurse (Nurse I)

Job Title

This position provides skilled nursing care for the incarcerated inmate in either an outpatient clinic, infirmary, or specialized cell house setting for acute care, chronic support and emergency interventions.

Job Description

Current vacancies: Arkansas Valley, Buena Vista, Canon City, Sterling, Limon and Denver; however we are accepting applications for all locations. The eligibility list created from this posting will be used to fill current and future vacancies throughout the state (Crowley, Buena Vista, Canon City, Delta, Denver, Limon, Pueblo, Rifle, Sterling and Trinidad). Responsibilities include documenting in a accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate medical records, providing standardized patient education within established nursing guidelines, transcribing medical orders and reports at change of shifts, preserving confidentiality, providing physical care and treatments, administering medications, collaborating on treatment plans, employing infection control measures, providing crises intervention, interviewing and triaging inmates and performing patient and staff instruction, assisting physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with minor medical and surgical procedures, ensuring ordering and restocking of medications and supplies, delivering PO, IM, IV, SQ, SL medications to inmates in medication lines, infirmaries, specialized cell houses, and PRN, observing and reporting the physical and emotional condition of inmates including the effectiveness of medications and treatments during triage, sick line and emergency situations, performing physical and emotional assessments of inmates during triage, sick-line and emergency situations, employing basic nursing and assessment skills and protocol, promoting and being accountable for safety and security of the clinical environment through conscientious observations and sensitive item/contraband control including counting syringes, needles, narcotics, instruments, and key control, operating a variety of clinical equipment dictated by the type of equipment available in the assigned work unit, being knowledgeable about all Life Safety policies and procedures applicable to the assigned work unit, informing supervisor of any violations of security or safety through the report writing process, attending training programs as assigned, including 2-day self-defense to ensure self protection skills, and this position may be required to work any shift, weekends, and holidays.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

License: Applicant must possess a current, valid license as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Ensure that the 'Work Experience' section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for. This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position. "See resume" statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the "work experience" section of the application. Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job announcement close date for compensation purposes. Employees who are rehired or reinstated within six months of their separation will return at either their previous pay rate if hired into the same class level or based on their time in the class series, whichever is higher. Required Competencies include: ability to effectively treat inmate patients on a daily basis in a variety of settings, ability to follow patient confidentiality standards, ability to respond to emergency situations involving inmates and/or medical situations, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to read and comprehend the English language, ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing, excellent discernment and decision making skills, ability to follow instructions and pay attention to details, ability to work a variety of shifts on a full time basis, ability to create accessible documents and technical content that follows plain language guidelines with accessibility in mind. Self-control, a strong sense of ability to work in stressful, potentially violent situations, ability to remain alert, emotionally stable, and mentally resilient under pressure and observant throughout their shift, tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction.