Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Registered Nurse

Location: Black River Falls, WI 54615 (If this location isn't a fit, we have other openings in Waupun, Lisbon, Chippewa Falls, and New Richmond.)

Pay rate: $55/hr.

Duration: 6-month contract with possible extension

Setting: Primary care - Correctional

Schedule: 40 hours weekly, Monday - Friday: 6 am - 02:30 pm

Overview: Seeking a clinically skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to provide nursing care within a correctional healthcare setting. The RN is responsible for delivering patient care through assessment, triage, treatment, emergency response, chronic care management, and coordination of healthcare services. This role requires strong critical thinking, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to provide compassionate care in a secure environment while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily nursing sick call clinics, assess patients, and provide appropriate nursing interventions.

• Collect, review, prioritize, and respond to Health Service Requests (HSRs) submitted by incarcerated patients.

• Perform nursing triage to determine the urgency of medical concerns and coordinate appropriate follow-up care.

• Coordinate daily patient schedules for nursing evaluations, provider appointments, and follow-up care.

• Respond promptly to medical emergencies throughout the facility and provide emergency nursing care within scope of practice.

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and document findings accurately in the electronic health record.

• Carry out provider orders, administer medications, and monitor patient responses to treatment.

• Provide RN follow-up appointments and monitor patients referred by medical providers.

• Serve as the primary nurse clinician for patients housed in both general population and restricted housing units.

• Deliver long-term nursing care for patients requiring observation or treatment while housed in Health Services Unit (HSU) infirmary/sick cells.

• Provide nursing care for patients recovering from illness, injury, or post-operative procedures.

• Monitor chronic and acute medical conditions and identify changes requiring intervention.

Qualifications:

• Active Registered Nurse license

• Previous correctional, emergency, medical-surgical, long-term care, or acute care nursing experience preferred.

• Current BLS /CPR certification required, ACLS preferred