Registered Nurse (RN)

VitalCore Health Strategies; Crestview (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

VitalCore Health Strategies seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Okaloosa Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Crestview, Florida. This PRN position focuses on delivering quality patient care, ensuring safety, and advocating for best nursing practices.

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited nursing school and licensed in Florida, with at least 2 years of experience. The role requires monitoring patient conditions, administering medications, and supervising nursing activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience.
• Knowledge of state laws and regulations governing practice.
• Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for reactions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members.

Skills

Patient care

Medication administration

Health education

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Florida

Tools

CPR certification

Job description

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Registered Nurse (RN)

PRN Professional Crestview, FL, US

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Okaloosa Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Crestview, Florida. This PRN position involves delivering quality patient care within the scope of practice, ensuring a safe environment for staff and patients, and advocating for best practices in nursing.

Position Summary

A Registered Nurse (RN) delivers quality care consistent with the local state nurse practice act. The RN works in accordance with local practice acts and regulations, delegates and ensures supervision of nursing activities and functions to other competent nursing personnel appropriate to their scope of practice. The RN assumes responsibility and accountability for the quality of care delivered; works to ensure a safe environment for themselves, the patient and other staff members. The RN acts as a patient advocate to promote the quality of health care delivered in the facility and serves as a leader at all times to promote best practices within the profession of nursing.

Schedule

• PRN

Minimum Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience
• Possesses an active CPR certification.
• Remains knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice.
• Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies to demonstrate aptitude as assigned by role.

Essential Functions

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions and side effects.
• Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ condition.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
• Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and childbirth as well as develop health improvement programs.
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition.
• Additional duties as assigned by facility.

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.