Lead Nurse - Chatham YDC (No Weekends, 8hr Shifts)

Registered Nurse (S)

Step into an RN role that puts work–life balance front and center. Enjoy a predictable Monday–Friday schedule with no weekends, no state holidays, and steady 8-hour shifts. This position offers a less physically demanding environment, plus additional on-call responsibilities for an added supplement to your salary and exercise greater professional autonomy. While you'll play a key role in maintaining essential services during adverse weather, you'll not be required to stay overnight.

The Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is committed to the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening, educating and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase public safety. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of North Carolina's youth, we welcome you to be part of the team. This position provides nursing services to juvenile offenders and function as the full-time health care professional on site at the facility. This position is responsible for:

• Providing health care in the treatment and/or prevention of illnesses and injuries
• Performing the juveniles' admission physical assessments
• Conducting sick call
• Administering medications
• Implementing physician treatment orders
• Providing medication administration, training UAPs for medication administration and medication counseling for the juveniles
• Writing medical discharge summaries
• Providing emergency medical services
• Health care reports to other disciplines regarding juvenile health status, maintain data reports and providing health related staff training

Salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and health insurance.