Position: Registered Nurse
Location: Federal Correctional Institution Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
HOURS OF OPERATION/SCHEDULING:
8 Hour sessions per day (A session is defined as one hour), 5 days a week, excluding federal holidays.
Work hours will normally be n]between 6:00am – 6:00pm Sunday through Saturday.
Education and Experience:
- Must be certified to practice medicine in any state in the United States or territory.
- Provide verification of credentials (education, current licensor/status competency, continuing medical education)
- Must have at least three or more years of experience.
- Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
Description of Duties:
The contractor shall be responsible for, but is not limited to:
• Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff
• Perform nursing duties within the scope of the current licensure
• Administer medications as prescribed i.e., by mouth, intradermally, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly
• Assist with distribution of medications at pill line
• Monitor and evaluate the response to therapy
• Perform skin testing
• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate and detainee
• Take medical histories, examine patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x- rays
• Perform venipuncture for the purpose of obtaining laboratory specimens
• Maintain accurate logs of all reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy Screen laboratory tests/results for normal/abnormal lab values and notify the physician or physicians
• Ensure all sharps are secured, accounted for, stored, and disposed of according to institutional and national policy
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality
• Adhere to infection control policies and procedures
• Ability and skill to operate EKG
• Clinically manage injuries by splinting and immobilizing
• Attend to medical emergencies
• Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising program plans
• Assists in determining conditions, resources, and policies essential to delivery of the health care services
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems
• Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick calls; which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings, and providing clinical evaluations
• Provides a wide range of emergency services in the absence of the physician
• Perform duties as required, but accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with his/her educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws
How to Apply:
Please apply below for consideration. For additional questions, please contact Valerie Vazquez via email at Vvazquez@nursesetc.net
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