Health Advocates Network is currently seeking Registered Nurses in Corrections to work in various facilities in the state of Illinois. These facilities are in Mount Sterling, IL, Galesburg, IL, Lincoln, IL Canton, IL and St. Louis, IL . Travel Stipends Available.

Days or nights: Nights

12- or 8-hour shift: 8's

Pay Range: $38.00 to $71.44

Travel Stipend available and is tax free if you live 50 miles away from the assignment.

Summary: Provides health care for those who have been incarcerated in a controlled/safe environment. This includes case management, responding to episodes of acute illness, emergency call management, medication administration, psychiatric evaluations, and assessment of new inmates.

Job Responsibilities:

• Health Assessments

• Sick Call Clinic

• Provides general nursing care to patients.

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.

• Prepares equipment and aids physicians during treatments and examinations of patients.

• Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.

• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess the condition of patient.

• May serve as leader for group of personnel rendering nursing care to number of patients.

• Additional duties given by Supervisor.

• Collaborates with primary care providers and other health care providers to ensure continuity, timeliness, and appropriateness of care to inmate patients.

• Coordinates and/or administers medication, therapeutic agents, treatments, to inmate patients.

• Applies surgical dressings & bandages.

• Provides emergency first aid care.

• Reports reactions to treatments and medications, as well as changes in the inmates' emotional or physical condition

• Provides inmate patient education and/or discharge planning.

• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.

• Promotes a therapeutic environment to ensure inmates are treated in a professional, ethical, and tactful manner.

Requirements:

• The requirements are: At least one year (12 months) of experience as a nurse.

• A valid and current nurse license issued within the US

• Valid and current CPR

• Corrections is a plus but not a must - training provided.

• Must be able to communicate effectively in oral and written English.

If interested, please apply through this job post. You may send a copy of your most recent resume. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at 505-565-5558 and ask to speak with Susana Monday-Friday (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM MT)

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Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability