Licensed Practical Nurse

Psychiatric Nurse

Available shifts Evenings and Overnights- 10 Hour Shifts on/ Every Other weekend

Plan, implement and evaluate health care: Includes completing nursing assessments on Incarcerated Individuals. Includes physical examinations of all reported Incarcerated Individual injuries/illness (may include staff injuries). Includes nursing procedures. Provide emergency first aid and CPR. Must be able to respond to Code Blue or emergency situations with arrival in an expedient, timely manner. Document nursing functions completed utilizing DOC policy/procedures: Document nursing assessments, interventions, planning and evaluations. Must be able to document in order to accurately describe events or findings. Must be able to speak, write and follow instructions in the English language. Must be aware of and comply with all policies/procedures. Must complete computer documentation. General Psychiatric Nurse Duties: Assess patients to identify appropriate psychiatric nursing interventions. Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate client care. Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in client's condition. Communicate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDP): Must be able to deliver written and verbal information to Incarcerated Individuals and off-site medical personnel. Ensure that training is provided: Provide Incarcerated Individual training, i.e., medication, daily cares. Provide staff training. Assist with direct health services: Including assisting physician, dentist, optometrist, X-ray and/or lab services.

Minimum Qualification Requirements Licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. NOTE: Please include your State of Iowa or Compact State License Number when submitting your application. Compact license holders are required to obtain an Iowa license within 60 days.

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