Registered Nurse

State-of-Iow; Clarinda (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonus

Job summary

State of Iowa’s Clarinda Correctional Facility is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our medical team and deliver professional nursing care in a correctional setting, coordinating with physicians and other specialists.

Applicants must hold a current Iowa RN license, be able to triage and adapt to changing environments, and demonstrate strong professional communication skills; a $3,000 recruitment bonus is available for eligible external hires.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with a current Iowa license.
• Ability to triage and adapt to changing environments.
• Strong professional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care in a correctional environment.
• Provide clinical leadership and assist practitioners.
• Plan and conduct educational sessions requiring RN license.
• Administer medications, triage patient complaints, and coordinate care with a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Triage

Professional communication

Clinical leadership

Education sessions

Education

Licensed Registered Nurse in Iowa

NLC familiarity

Job description

Come join the team at Clarinda Correctional Facility as a Registered Nurse.

This position is eligible for a $3,000 recruitment bonus - NOTE: Current state employees are not eligible for recruitment payments upon transfer, demotion or promotion to another agency.

Registered Nurse duties in a correctional facility performs professional nursing role similar to outpatient services in the community.

Registered nurses participate in the management of the nursing care of patients within a health care environment; provide clinical leadership and assist practitioners; plans and conducts educational sessions, including teaching that requires a registered nursing license; administers medication, triage patient complaints and coordinates the care of residents in a correctional environment with multi-disciplinary team which includes physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, optometrists & dentists.

The qualified individual must be a registered nurse with a current State of Iowa license, be able to triage, adapt to changing environments and have professional communication skills.

Current state employees are not eligible for recruitment payments upon transfer, demotion or promotion to another agency.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

NOTE: Please include your State of Iowa or Compact State License Number when submitting your application

Compact license holders are required to obtain an Iowa license within 60 days.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.

More information regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at the Nurse Licensure Compact.

Review the provisions of the statute that authorized the creation of the Nurse Licensure Compact at Chapter152E, Iowa Code.