P/T REGISTERED NURSE

The GEO Group, Inc.; Pompano Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The GEO Group, Inc. is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse to join our correctional healthcare team. You will provide high-level nursing care to detainees, collaborate with physicians, and help maintain a safe, secure clinical environment.

Responsibilities include assessments, medication administration, patient education, and supervision of LPN staff. A current RN license and two years of direct nursing experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license unrestricted in state where facility is located.
• 2+ years direct nursing experience preferred.
• Competence in crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, nursing and psychiatric care.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within your capacity and refer issues to physician.
• Perform comprehensive physical assessments and medical history.
• Evaluate patients' symptoms and progress; report problems to physician/management.
• Securely administer medications and prevent hoarding/trafficking.
• Ensure prescriptions are administered as instructed; educate patients on chronic illnesses.
• Supervise LPN staff workflow and contribute to performance evaluations.
• Document detainee contacts and keep medical records confidential.
• Follow industry and GEO accreditation policies.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical assessment

Crisis intervention

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse license

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work For GEO

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities

Working alongside our Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you’ll play a vital part in providing the highest level of Nursing care to detainees while putting a special focus on maintaining our safe and secure workplace.

• Provide nursing care within your capacity and refer other medical problems to the appropriate physician.
• Perform comprehensive physical assessment and medical history.
• Periodically evaluate patients' symptoms, reactions, and progress, and report problems to Physician and management.
• Securely administer medication, taking precautions against drug hoarding and trafficking.
• Make sure prescribed medications are administered as instructed.
• Provide patient education for Chronic Illnesses, post-hospitalization, post-surgical procedures.
• Supervises the workflow of the LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) staff and provides input into performance evaluation.
• Document all detainee contacts and keep medical records confidential.
• Follow industry and company accreditation policies.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Associates or Bachelor's degree from an approved program; graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Must have a current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state the facility is located. Maintains a current copy of license on file at the facility at all times.
• Two (2) years of direct work experience Registered Nurse preferred.
• Must possess competence in the performance of the following services: crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care.
• Must have the ability to work without direct, immediate supervision in performing nursing diagnosis, and be able provide appropriate follow through treatment.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

GEO Secured Services

Facility Overview

This unique community resource represents one of the few "purpose-built" community correctional centers of this size in the United States. The center consists of a two-story building designed and constructed to blend in with the community setting and to provide privacy, separation by gender, and full support space for the residents and staff. The facility features a kitchen building, expanded medical clinic and courtroom areas as well as a 14,000 square foot office building for client use.