RN Corrections Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse for a facility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Jena, LA

Registered Nurses in this Health Services facility practice collaboratively, providing ambulatory, emergency, mental health, and infirmary care.

• Full-time
• NIGHT shifts 
• 8hrs/10hrs/12hrs available

DAILY DUTIES

• Perform intake screening and physical exams to identify conditions requiring referral or treatment.
• Provide care for common acute problems via nursing guidelines
• Complete nursing rounds for patients in infirmary care and segregated housing

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides direct care to patients 
• Performs prescreening and intake screening of patients newly arrived at the facility.
• Uses established intake tools for gathering subjective and objective data, referring abnormal findings or responses to a medical, dental, and/or behavioral health provider
• Performs sick calls, assessing and treating acute problems
• Refers patients to an NP/PA, physician, behavioral health provider, and/or dentist 
• Performs physical examinations 
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel
• Administers medications as ordered. (via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic, and other enteral and parenteral routes)
• Performs various treatments such as wound care, vital sign checks, electrocardiograms, etc. as ordered by a medical, dental, and behavioral health provider or registered nurse.
• Collects laboratory specimens and performs point-of-care testing or prepares specimens for laboratory processing. Takes appropriate action on lab results received.
• Respond to medical emergencies and render emergency care to stabilize patients and prevent deterioration, and transfer patients to appropriate levels of care.
• May be required to participate in involuntary, court-ordered care.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current, full and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Louisiana or licensed in a compact state that allows practice in Louisiana.
• Minimum one year of experience as a licensed registered nurse in a hospital, medical office or residential setting
• Experience in a detention/correctional or residential healthcare setting is preferred.
• Graduate from a nursing program accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active and unrestricted registration to meet this requirement.

SHIFTS/SCHEDULE

• Full-time
• NIGHT shifts 
• 8hrs/10hrs/12hrs available
• $2 Evening differential
• $3 Night differential
• $3 weekend differential
• 1.5x base Holiday
• PTO, Sick pay, Health benefit

MDPerm LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of credentialing, background screening, and any facility-specific requirements.