Local Contract Registered Nurse - Correctional - $50 per hour

Equiliem; Newark (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 60.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Equiliem is seeking a local contract nurse with Correctional RN specialty in Newark, New Jersey. The role is a 13-week assignment, 20 hours per week, with 8-hour shifts including days and nights.

The RN will provide direct and indirect care to residents within the correctional system, perform initial and ongoing assessments, and work closely with medical staff and security to maintain safety and quality of care. NJ licensure and CPR are required.

Qualifikationen

• RN license to practice in New Jersey.
• CPR certification required.
• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Local contract nursing position in a correctional setting.

Aufgaben

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care to residents within a correctional facility.
• Perform assessments in intake areas, health units, and infirmaries.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and security staff.
• Identify nursing goals and implement prescribed interventions.
• Plan care based on assessments and refer as needed per policy.
• As charge nurse or team leader, delegate duties to staff appropriately.

Kenntnisse

Nursing care

Assessment

Team collaboration

CPR

Communication

Ausbildung

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing

Jobbeschreibung

Equiliem is seeking a local contract nurse Correctional for a local contract nursing job in Newark, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 20 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological, psychosocial and emotional needs of the resident-patient including adolescents (13-17 years), adults (18 to 64 years) and their family within the framework established by the correctional system.
• Performs assessments of resident-patient in a variety of settings such as initial intake area, health care unit for sick call, emergency situations in housing, chronic care clinics and infirmary.
• Works with a variety of health care professionals and security officers in a correctional environment.
• Identifies inmate-centered goals and nursing objectives and implements prescribed interventions and solutions for the identified problems.
• Plans nursing care by identification of resident-patient needs based on assessments. Makes appropriate, timely referrals and initiates appropriate nursing care based on institutional policies and procedures.
• As team leader or charge nurse, delegates duties to other health care team members based on their skill, knowledge and experience and guides the provision of care by others.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.

Certifications/Licenses

• License to practice in the State of New Jersey.
• CPR Certification required.
• Valid Driver's License is required. Must possess own vehicle or alternative means of transportation from one site to another.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) or its equivalent preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• As a first responder, must have the physical capacity to perform CPR for at least 10 minutes.
• Physically able to lift and carry upstairs an emergency treatment bag that can weigh up to 45 pounds.
• Able to assist in lifting and rotating patients who are unable to ambulate (up to 50 pounds).