3rd Shift Registered Nurse - Occupational Health

Registered Nurse 2
Hourly salary: $46.84-$76.79 On-Call (Various shifts/hours available)
The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Registered Nurse for an on-call position at the Airway Heights Corrections Center located in Airway Heights, WA.
This position supports the Department's mission to improve public safety by delivering and leading others in the delivery of nursing services that promote health, foster healing, and support coping and adjusting to various health conditions. This position supports the mission of the Health Services division by providing necessary, comprehensive, quality health services and promoting incarcerated individual wellness. 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. One dollar ($1.00) per hour during any hours assigned to work from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Three dollars ($3.00) per hour during any hours worked from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.
At the Department of Corrections, 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.
COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKET WILL INCLUDE: For additional information visit our website at doc.wa.gov
Application assessment will be ongoing; This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions.
On-Call Nurses: Be available to work all shifts (day, swing and graveyard) including weekends and holidays. To qualify for benefits upon hire, you must be willing to work 10 shifts a month. Be willing to complete a paid three-week correctional worker core training M-F from 8 to 4:30 pm.
Some of what our RN's do:
The registered nurse delivers services which promote health, foster healing, and support coping and adjustment to various health conditions.
Responding to all other requests for health care attention in a complete, timely, clinically appropriate and therapeutic manner.
Delegating and supervising work, monitoring, managing, coordinating, and delivering health care.
Planning transition, making referrals and arranging follow-up when patients transfer or return to the community.
Assisting patients to improve their skill and ability to provide care for themselves and their family.
Counseling, consulting, teaching, advising, and providing health information that improves quality of health services and/or enhances safety and security.
Initial and continuous unencumbered licensure in the State of Washington as a Registered Nurse OR an unencumbered Multistate License from a participating Compact Licensure State as outlined by the Nurse Licensure Compact and Department of Health with completion of Suicide Prevention, EDIR training, and MLS demographic survey.
One (1) year experience working as a Registered Nurse
Training by the American Heart Association in Healthcare Provider CPR.
Proficient using computer-based programs to schedule, monitor and track patient information, perform data entry and word processing, and communicate via email, as well as other programs that may be needed to complete assigned work.
Ability to work independently and with limited supervision. Analysis: Uses data and information in a clear and rationale thought process to assess and understand issues, evaluate options, form accurate conclusions and make decisions. Identifies key facts, understands the nature and relationship between data elements, recognizes underlying principles or patterns in an array of data, and determines if additional data should be collected. Uses judgement and critical thinking in the absence of clear guidelines to draw conclusions about further action. Observation and Inspection: Decisiveness Makes timely decisions without sacrificing quality even under ambiguous circumstances or when data is limited. Recognizes when a decision must be made and moves forward, delegates decision making authority appropriately, advocates for important patient care objectives and finds common ground, and solutions among diverse interests. Certification as a Correctional Healthcare Professional.
Experience actively participating in the quality improvement process for any business, including brainstorming, proposing improvement plans, or measuring success.
Our Vision: Working together for safer communities.
Corrections values partnership and trust. We foster openness and support courageous conversations. We are committed to doing what we say we are going to do by being accountable and taking personal ownership in our actions.
Corrections appreciates and values individuals by promoting an inclusive and diverse environment, which encourages safety. People's safety: Corrections believes in creating an environment that values physical, mental, and emotional security and well-being. We honor those who advance safety for all.
Corrections is committed to our community understanding individuals, instilling hope, embracing change, and providing opportunities.
therefore, we are not eligible to extend STEM-Optional Practice Training (OPT). Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.
A background check including criminal record history will be conducted prior to a new hire. Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.