Registered Nurse - MCC

Registered Nurse Fulltime, Permanent Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) Monroe, WA

Schedule: 2:00PM- 10:30PM Thursday-Monday (Tues./ Wed. off)

Registered Nurse 1 (in-training): Monthly Salary Range: $6,859- $11,240 Hourly Salary Range: $39.42- $64.60 Registered Nurse 2: Monthly Salary Range: $8,151- $13,362 Hourly Salary Range: $46.84- $76.79 Join the Department of Corrections (DOC) team to make a real difference in the lives of others and to find personal fulfillment in your role. DOC is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Registered Nurse (RN) for the Monroe Correctional Complex located in Monroe, just outside the Seattle area in Washington. Registered Nurses will receive shift differential in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work. Employees may also qualify for one or both of these supplemental shift premiums in addition to the above.

At the Monroe Correctional Complex, we value our nurses and understand how important they are to our patients and their families. Additionally, we offer a great benefit package along with opportunity for professional and personal growth. Monroe Correctional Complex is one of our larger facilities handling a patient population with many diverse health care needs. Monroe Correctional Complex is our only facility that takes care of dialysis patients in house.

26 beds in patient unit Treatment of chronic disease such as HEP C, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, Alzheimer dementia and COPD The Outpatient clinic sees 15-20 patients per day

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to 'improve public safety by positively changing lives.' For additional information visit our website at doc.wa.gov Application assessment will be ongoing; the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It's the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible. This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions.

Duties

Practice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code:

• Access, monitor, and interpret objective and subjective data.
• Develop nursing diagnoses and outcomes to be achieved as a result of nursing intervention.
• Plan the delivery of health care, defining timeframes and pathways for delivery of services, prioritizing and sequencing care.
• Implement care plans by providing direct patient care, directing others about urgency, timeframes, and methods to deliver health care on and off site, determining when needs for care or services become more urgent, require classification, or require another type of level of intervention. Obtain provider orders and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
• Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and timeframes for service delivery, the expected effects of treatment or intervention, and the outcomes to be achieved. Revise the plan of care as necessary.
• In accordance with the intent and provisions of established policies, practices, and procedures, employ appropriate safety techniques to push, pull, life, and carry loads.

Delegate and assign tasks to other staff as appropriate:

• Delegate responsibility for patient care to other nurse and assistive nursing personnel after considering the needs, condition, and stability of the patient, potential for harm, complexity of task and predictability of outcome.
• Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the result of patient care assigned to other personnel.
• Direct and supervise subordinate health care staff assigned to a patient care area.
• Make nursing assessments. Initiate treatment protocols accordingly.
• Ensure that practice is consistent with state licensure laws, administrative rules, policies, and procedures.

Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and via computer and other electronic media with incarcerated individuals, their families, other health care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel:

• Protect the confidentiality of health records.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care.
• Write nursing care plans and interdisciplinary treatment plans and complete other entries to support the problem-oriented health care record.
• Legibly document clinical findings, the rationale and plan for actions taken to deliver nursing and other aspects of health care.

Respond to health care emergencies throughout the facility and institutional grounds:

• Provide emergency medical care including CPR, using triage format, to incarcerated individuals, staff, visitors, and members of the community.

Provide competent nursing services:

• Assess the subjective and objective symptoms of patient's medical and emotional conditions during nursing triage, ambulatory care clinics, and infirmary rounds; initiate appropriate intervention according to Health Services Policies and procedures, treatment plans, and protocols.
• Administer medical and nursing treatment, including medication administration, treatments, dressing changes, monitoring and evaluating vital signs, obtaining and preparing specimens for laboratory analysis, starting and administering IV's, traction, and assisting with minor surgeries.

Self-evaluate and practice professional nursing conduct at all times:

• Be in attendance, capable, and competent to practice nursing as assigned.
• Remain on duty until adequate replacement has arrived and communication has occurred to ensure continuity of patient care.

Establish therapeutic relationships that preserve professional boundaries with patients:

• Counsel, teach, and assist incarcerated individuals.
• Provide accurate, authoritative information to groups or communities.

Actively participate in the Correctional Healthcare Team:

• Function as a job coach and mentor during the on-the-job training phase of the new employee orientation; provide direction to the new employee, observe performance, and provide feedback to supervisors, and complete a written and or verbal evaluations of job training when requested.
• Participate in Health Services Quality Improvement activities.
• Practice in accordance with DOC Policy and Offender Health Plan.
• Participate in formal clinical oversight according to facility and DOC Health Services Clinical Oversight Structure.

If hired as a Registered Nurse 1, under close supervision from a Registered Nurse 2 or Registered Nurse 3, through on the job training, the employee will:

• Ability to use tools, techniques, and physical and cognitive skills and abilities to practice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code so that patient care provided is safe, effective, efficient, and clinically appropriate.
• Develop nursing diagnoses and outcomes to be achieved as a result of nursing intervention.
• Plan the delivery of health care, defining timeframes and pathways for delivery of services, prioritizing and sequencing care to be provided, ensuring continuity of care over time and place.
• Implement care plans by providing direct patient care, directing others about the urgency, timeframes, and methods to deliver health care on and off site, determining when needs for care or services become more urgent, require clarification, or require another type or level of intervention. Take action as necessary to obtain provider orders and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
• Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and timeframes for service delivery, the expected effects of treatment or intervention, and the outcomes to be achieved. Revise the plan of care as necessary to prevent complications and intervene to address new or emerging problems or to improve care and service delivery.
• Delegate responsibility for patient care to other nurse and assistive nursing personnel after considering the needs, condition, and stability of the patient, potential for harm, complexity of task, and predictability of outcome.
• Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the results of patient care assigned to other personnel.
• Assess the subjective and objective symptoms of patient's medical and emotional conditions during nursing triage, ambulatory care clinics, and infirmary rounds; initiate appropriate intervention according to Health Services policies and procedures, treatment plans, and protocols.
• Administer medical and nursing treatment, including medication administration, treatments, dressing changes, monitoring, and evaluating vital signs, obtaining, and preparing specimens for laboratory analysis, starting, and administering IV's, traction, and assisting with minor surgeries.
• Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with offenders, their families, other health care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel.
• Remain on duty until adequate replacement has arrived and communication has occurred to ensure continuity of patient care. Work overtime (voluntary and mandatory) and callback shifts as necessary to maintain service delivery, safety, and security.
• Participate in institution