Temp - Registered Nurse (RN) - Corrections (Days) Dallas, TX

Temp - Registered Nurse (RN) - Corrections (Days) Dallas, TX

Candidates living within 60 miles of the facility will have a local rate of $78 Correctional Health has a high volume of behavioral health patients, de-escalation and psych experience is a plus! The RN is a licensed professional who uses the Parkland nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN utilizes knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee.

Skills or Special Abilities

• Provides care to assigned patient population in accordance with the current State of Texas Nursing Practice Act, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of care, and clinical area specific standards.
• Provides continuous assessment, consults with other team members as required and provides nursing care which demonstrates patient centered/patient valued care. Exercises independent judgment in providing nursing care.
• Must be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and possess basic computer literacy and written communication skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with patients.
• As applicable, will be required to demonstrate acceptable knowledge of nursing standards of care for specialty care area.

Correctional Health towers for the adult incarcerated population:

• Performing medication passes
• Assessment of health care requests
• Withdrawal assessments (COWS & CIWAs)
• Insulin administration
• Wound care
• Clinic visits
• Rounding
• ECGs