Infirmary Registered Nurse

Cfg Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

CFG Health Systems, LLC is seeking a Registered Nurse for inmate health care on the night shift at our Philadelphia facility. The RN will perform nursing assessments, planning, and interventions in accordance with established standards, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care.

The role requires a graduate of an accredited nursing program, an active RN license, and prior RN experience, preferably in corrections.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state.
• RN experience; correctional health care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments of inmate patients in various settings within the institution.
• Collaborates with primary care and other health care providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Coordinates and/or administers medication and therapies to inmates.
• Promotes safety culture through proper identification, reporting, and documentation.
• Provide care to inmate patients across a range of health concerns using nursing process.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Independent work

Interpersonal comms

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Teamwork

BLS/CPR

Education

RN degree

RN license

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

CPR certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Philadelphia, PA 19136
Position Type: Full Time
Job Shift: Night

JOB SUMMARY

Registered Nurses (RNs) deliver care to inmate patients utilizing the nursing assessment protocols in assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with established philosophy. RNs collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. RNs effectively interact with patients, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs assessments of inmate patients in a variety of settings within the institution such as initial intake area, health care unit for sick, emergency situations on housing units, chronic care clinics, and medical units.
• 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
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation, and prevention.
• Corrections Nurses provide care to inmate patients to promote & improve their overall health utilizing the nursing process in triage, professional training and various resources in accordance with regulatory agencies and established guidelines. The inmate patient population generally has not had consistent access to healthcare prior to their incarceration. This provides an opportunity for nurses to see and care for an interesting variety of health concerns from minor ailments to major and atypical conditions.

QualificationsJOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state the facility is located (maintain a current copy of license on file at the facility at all times).

Minimum Work Experience

• RN experience
• Previous correctional health care environment preferred.

Required Skills

• Excellent critical thinking and assessment skills
• Ability to make decisions independently
• Assertive, empathetic and able to provide care objectively
• Strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to function independently and as part of a team
• Ability to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff; and philosophically committed to the objectives of the facility.
• Maintains an active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

• Ability to pass all required health and other screening tests.
• May be required to work nights, weekend, and holidays
• On-call duty may be required (available to work on short notice).

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS

• Provides a positive and professional representation of CFG Health Systems, LLC.
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation, and prevention.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Completes required orientation as directed by facility
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Follows facility and CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol
• Upholds HIPAA and PREA regulations.
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Maintains security clearance for the assigned facility