REGISTERED NURSE - Part Time - As Needed

The GEO Group, Inc.; Casper (WY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The GEO Group, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse to join GEO Reentry Services LLC in Casper, WY. You will provide high-level nursing care to inmates, coordinate medication administration, and support physicians during sick calls and minor procedures.

You will maintain accurate progress notes, ensure security during medication dispensing, and uphold confidentiality and accreditation standards while working in a challenging correctional healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing from an approved program.
• Current, unrestricted RN license in the state the facility is located.
• Maintain license on file at the facility.
• Two years of direct nursing experience preferred.
• Ability to provide crisis intervention and medical/psychiatric care.
• Ability to perform nursing diagnoses and follow through without supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist physician with sick calls and minor procedures.
• Administer prescribed medications according to formulary.
• Record progress notes and observe patients.
• Monitor symptoms and report problems to management.
• Maintain security while dispensing medications and prevent hoarding/trafficking.
• Dispose of needles/syringes properly.
• Maintain compliance with accreditation policies.
• Document detainee/inmate contacts.
• Maintain confidentiality of medical records.
• Coordinate Chronic Disease Clinic scheduling.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Medical emergencies

Physical assessment

Nursing care

Psychiatric nursing

Clinical diagnosis

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in nursing

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.

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

Working alongside our Health Services Administrator , you’ll play a vital part in providing the highest level of Nursing care to inmates/detainees while putting a special focus on m aintaining our safe and secure workplace

Additional Responsibilities

• Assisting physician with sick call by screening patients and assisting with minor surgical procedures.
• Ensuring that prescribed medications are administered as ordered using the formulary.
• Making observation rounds on patients and recording in progress notes.
• Evaluating symptoms, reactions and progress of patients on periodic basis, charting; and reporting problems to management.
• Maintaining security while dispensing medications and is continually cognizant of the potential hazard of drug hoarding and trafficking among detainees/inmates.
• Destroying and properly disposing of all needles/syringes.
• Maintaining compliance with industry and company policies for accreditation.
• Documenting all detainee/inmate contacts.
• Maintaining confidentiality of medical records.
• Coordinating Chronic Disease Clinic scheduling.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

This is a great opportunity for a skilled RN! Take a look at the requirements below to see if this nursing role will be a good fit for you.

Registered Nurse Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor's degree from an approved program; graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state the facility is located.
• Maintain a current copy of license on file at the facility at all times.
• Two (2) years of direct work experience, preferred.
• Ability to provide the following services: crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care and psychiatric nursing care.
• Ability to perform nursing diagnosis and appropriate follow through treatment without direct supervision.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.