Registered Nurse (O-2/O-3/O-4 Billet) Non-Supervisory

U.S.-Immigration-and-Customs-Enforcement; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Registered Nurse role at U.S.-Immigration-and-Customs-Enforcement provides advanced nursing care to detainees, including assessments, triage, medication administration, emergency response, and patient education. Leaders may serve as Charge Nurse or Team Lead, mentoring staff and helping develop processes within a multidisciplinary detention setting.

Open only to USPHS officers and CAD candidates, the position requires clinical expertise, adaptability, and strong communication in high-stress

Qualifications

• Advanced nursing care including assessments, triage, medication administration and emergency response.
• Ability to educate detainees on health and wellness.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced nursing care to ICE detainees, including assessments and triage.
• Administer medications and respond to emergencies.
• Lead as Charge Nurse or Team Lead and mentor staff.
• Develop and improve processes within a multidisciplinary detention setting.

Skills

Cultural Competency

Interpersonal Skills

Active Listening

Oral & Written Communication

Integrity/Honesty

Adult Learner Teaching

Job description

The Registered Nurse provides advanced nursing care to ICE detainees, including assessments, triage, medication administration, emergency response, and patient education. Responsibilities include leadership roles such as Charge Nurse or Team Lead, mentoring, and process development. The role requires clinical expertise, adaptability, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team in a detention setting.

This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.

COMPETENCIES:

1. Cultural Competency.
2. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
3. Active listening skills.
4. Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
5. Integrity/Honesty.
6. Adult learner teaching skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
2. Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).
3. The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency situation, such as running short distance, prolonged standing and working in an austere environment.
4. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.