Registered Nurse/MS/Tele

Registered Nurse/MS/Tele

James Corrections Health Unit – M/S Tele – D/N or Nights Gross Weekly – $2475/week

If you accept a 12D/N rotating contract, you may be scheduled for days, nights, or a combination of both, depending on the department's needs. Shift assignments are reviewed every 4-week scheduling period, but changes are not guaranteed and are based on staffing priorities at that time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Float to various Oncology Medical-Surgical (MS) units as needed.
• Ensure staff safety in a secure corrections unit environment.

Certifications Required:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Special Procedures/Unit Details:

• Unit is a corrections unit for Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) inmates.
• Locked unit with access controlled by Corrections Officers (CO).
• CO to inmate ratio: 1:2.
• Nurse to patient ratio: 1:3 for PCU, 1:4-5 for MS.
• Some shifts will be assigned to MS, others to PCU.

Shifts:

Weekend shifts vary based on unit requirements.

Systems Utilized:

• Medication System: Pyxis
• Documentation System: EPIC

Patient Care and Management:

Patient Diagnoses:

• Active oncology diagnoses/treatments, including solid tumors and hematology.
• Oncology workup admissions.
• History of cancer admitted for other reasons (surgical procedures, COPD, sepsis, abnormal labs, pneumonia, etc.).
• Non-oncology diagnoses admitted for reasons listed above.

Skills and Competencies:

• Medical-Surgical/Telemetry

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response:

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Unit-based telemetry monitoring

Endocrine/Metabolic:

• IV insulin protocols

Gastrointestinal:

• Feeding tube care and management

Genitourinary/Renal:

• Pre/Post Hemodialysis and renal failure management

IV Therapy/Phlebotomy:

• Blood product administration, central line and peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, starting IVs

Medications:

• Heparin protocols, management of cardiac drips (no titration), PCA (Patient-Controlled Analgesia)

Respiratory:

• External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), interpretation of ABGs (Arterial Blood Gases), nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks, non-invasive airway management, tracheostomy management

Provider Support:

• Interpretation Services
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Radiology
• Rapid Response Teams
• Respiratory Services
• Social Services
• Transportation