Registered Nurse- Mental Health Care

The Correctional RN works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, correctional officers, and administrators to ensure the well-being of the incarcerated population. The Correctional RN utilizes their knowledge to address the specific challenges and limitations of the correctional environment while providing care to their patient population. This care includes both routine and emergency health care in a correctional facility setting.
Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
Conducts health histories on newly-admitted inmates
When necessary, makes referrals of inmates to the staff physician, nurse practitioner, dentist, or mental health professional
Determines the need for emergency hospital care and ensures that all medication is administered in accordance with standard operating procedures and as ordered by the authorizing authority
Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from healthcare members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses
Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
Identifies and prioritizes actions based on patient care requirements
Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff
Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard
Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions
Documents patient’s response to nursing and other interventions
Supervises, trains and directs other healthcare professionals on site such as LPNs, CNAs, etc.
Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices
Minimum of one year of correctional health care experience preferred
Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)
Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site
proficiency in the English language is required
Computer proficiency required
Competitive pay & weekly paychecks

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Category: Nursing
Job Function: Nursing | RN | RN - Corrections
Job Type: Travel
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0419
Contract Duration: 26