Licensed Practical Nurse 4 - CBCC

State of Washington; Clallam Bay (WA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Washington is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse 4 at Clallam Bay Correctional Center in Clallam Bay, WA. The role includes administration of care under RN supervision, shift supervision, and a structured evening schedule (2:00 PM–10:00 PM, Fri–Tue).

The position offers a comprehensive benefit package and opportunities for professional growth within the corrections system. Training and support are provided to ensure nursing care aligns with state standards.

Qualifications

• Practice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code.
• Monitor patient data and report results to the RN.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the plan of nursing care.
• Delegate tasks to other LPNs and assistive staff under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and collect health data as directed and report to the RN.
• Assist in developing nursing diagnoses and outcomes.
• Contribute to care planning and prioritization.
• Carry out prescribed nursing interventions and communicate urgency when needed.
• Supervise delegated nursing tasks and provide guidance to staff.
• Provide clear documentation and maintain patient health records.

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse 4

Clallam Bay Correctional Center
Clallam Bay, Washington

Monthly salary: $5,892.00-$7,930.00

Schedule: 2:00PM-10:00PM (1400-2200) Friday-Tuesday (Wed/Thurs off)

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN4) for the Clallam Bay Corrections Center located in Clallam Bay, Washington.

Under the direct or indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Licensed Practical Nurse 4 supports the department’s mission to improve public safety by assisting in the implementation of the nursing process and delivering services to promote health, foster healing, and support coping and adjustment to various health conditions.

At the Clallam Bay Corrections Center we value our nurses and understand how important they are to our patients and their families. Additionally, we offer a great benefit package along with opportunity for professional and personal growth.

CBCC has an operating capacity of 858 male individuals located on the point of the Olympic Peninsula. Located in Clallam Bay, WA. It is 50 miles west of Port Angeles and looks out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Vancouver Island.

Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses will receive shift differential in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work. Employees may also qualify for one or both of these supplemental shift premiums in addition to the above.

A. One dollar ($1.00) per hour during any hours assigned to work from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.

B. Three dollars ($3.00) per hour during any hours worked from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.

PLEASE NOTE/TRAVEL INFO: We have limited Vanpool incentives available to DOC employees who are eligible for the Clallam Transit Vanpool program commuting to Clallam Bay Corrections Center or the Olympic Corrections Center. Please be sure to ask for vanpool availability and details on how to sign up!!

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to 'improve public safety by positively changing lives'. For additional information visit our website at doc.wa.gov.

Application assessment will be ongoing; the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It’s the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible. This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions.

Practice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code:

• Monitor and collect specific data, as directed, about the health status, clinical condition, or situation of individuals, families, groups, and communities by interview, observation, inspection, and examination. Report the results of the data collection to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist the Registered Nurse in developing nursing diagnoses and outcomes to be achieved as a result of nursing intervention.
• Contribute to the development of the plan of nursing care including identification of approaches, timeframes, and the pathways for the delivery of health care. Assist the Registered Nurse in prioritizing and sequencing care.
• Carry out the plan of care by performing common therapeutic nursing interventions, informing other about the urgency, time, and methods to deliver health care on and off site. Determine when needs for care or services are beyond the LPN scope of practice, require clarification, or require another type or level of intervention. Take action as necessary to obtain direction from the Registered Nurse and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
• Assist the Registered Nurse in analysis and evaluation of the structure, process and timeframes for service delivery, the expected effects of treatment or intervention, and the outcomes to be achieved. Assist the Registered Nurse to revise the plan of care as necessary.
• In accordance with the intent and provisions of established policies, practices, and procedures, employ appropriate safety techniques to push, pull, lift, and carry loads.

Delegate and assign tasks to other staff as appropriate:

• Delegate and assign responsibility for patient care to other Licensed Practical Nurses and assistive nursing personnel after considering the needs, condition, and stability of the patient, potential for harm, complexity of task, and predictability of outcome.
• Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the results of patient care assigned to other personnel.
• Supervise the staff to whom functions have been delegated and report the outcomes of delegated nursing tasks to the Registered Nurse or other supervising health care provider.
• Supervise and assign tasks to subordinate staff on the nursing team.

Self-evaluate and practice professional nursing conduct at all times:

• Be in attendance, capable, and competent to practice nursing as assigned.
• Using established methods, brief appropriate personnel on pertinent information, before departing from duty, to ensure continuity of patient care.

Provide effective communication and documentation:

• Effectively communicate verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with offenders, their families, other health care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel.
• Legibly document subjective and objective clinical findings and the actions taken to deliver nursing and other aspects of health care.
• Protect the confidentiality of health records.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care.
• Communicate and assist in the coordination of pertinent information to health care providers for patients scheduled for community-based care.
• Coordinate health care received by patients by completing encounter forms.
• Complete unusual incident reports as directed. Collect data, investigate, and complete reports.
• Respond to verbal and written requests from offenders and institution staff.

Administer medication:

• As delegated by the Registered Nurse, responsible for overseeing the medication administration area and patient care in that area.
• Participate in medication lines and individual medication administration.
• Process medication orders as written by providers and order medications.
• Provide patient education regarding medications and prepare release medications in anticipation of offender transfer or release.

Provide competent patient care:

• As delegated by the Registered Nurse, assigned as the lead clinical nurse in the treatment room