Registered Nurse (RN)

Primecare-Medical,-Inc.; Boscawen (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PrimeCare Medical is seeking enthusiastic Registered Nurses (RN) to work in the Merrimack County Department of Corrections in Boscawen, NH. Responsibilities include vital signs, assessments, and coordination with physicians and other health staff within a correctional setting.

Qualified applicants must hold a New Hampshire RN license and demonstrate strong clinical skills, communication, and adaptability to the fast-paced environment of correctional healthcare.

Qualifications

• NH RN license or eligibility.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Capacity to multitask across clinical duties.
• Strong patient assessment and documentation.
• Effective communication with inmates, physicians and staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing practice complies with established standards.
• Record vital signs and assessments for patients in medical and mental health units.
• Implement treatment plans to maintain and restore patient well-being.
• Maintain accurate records of controlled substances and sharps per laws.
• Conduct sick calls and provisional diagnoses for minor illnesses.
• Disseminate relevant patient information to proper personnel.

Skills

Patient assessment

Fast-paced work

Multitasking

Communication

Clinical competency

Education

Registered Nurse license (NH)

Job description

Description

PrimeCare Medical is looking for enthusiastic and hard-working Registered Nurses (RN) to work in the medical department at the Merrimack County Department of Corrections in Boscawen, NH.

Available Shifts:

FT Night, PT Day

In correctional healthcare, nurses are provided the opportunity to apply their hands-on assessment and clinical nursing skills on a day-to-day basis.

Nurses are involved in healthcare emergencies, physical health assessments, initial screenings, medication distribution, nurse sick call, and chronic care clinics. Nurses will also provide assistance to physicians, psychiatrists and dentists. Correctional healthcare is similar to working in an emergency room or a clinic. Each day is both challenging and rewarding.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Registered Nurse will primarily be responsible for ensuring that the nursing practice complies with established nursing standards.
• Taking vital signs, doing a complete assessment and documenting findings on dispensary care of all patients housed in the medical unit and/or mental health unit
• Implementing treatment care plans which promote maintain and restore the well-being of patients
• Maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances, narcotics, and sharps in accordance with applicable state and federal laws
• Conducting sick call for inmate/patients and provide provisional diagnosis and treatment for selected minor illnesses and injuries
• Ensuring that the proper flow of relevant information (inmate/patient information, unit problems) is disseminated to appropriate personnel
• Observing, reporting, and documenting symptoms, reactions and progress of inmate/patients and participates in the formulation of the plan of nursing care
• Providing health counseling to inmates/patients
• Providing other services and performs other duties as assigned by Nurse Supervisor, Health Services Administrator, head nurse, or corporate staff

Requirements

Qualified applicants will have the following requirements:

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of New Hampshire.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong patient assessment skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Demonstrate clinical competency