staff - Registered Nurse - Correctional - $42-54 per hour

CoreCivic; Watonga (OK); On-site; USD 58,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

401k retirement plan

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

CoreCivic is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Chronic Care position in Watonga, Oklahoma. This on-site role focuses on comprehensive nursing care for detainees with chronic conditions in a secure setting.

The RN will manage long-term health issues, coordinate care plans, and work with healthcare teams, correctional staff, and external providers to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care. Strong documentation and adherence to medical protocols are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive nursing care to detainees with chronic health conditions.
• Manages long-term health issues, coordinates care plans and ensures adherence to medical protocols within a secure environment.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams, correctional staff, and external providers to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Communicates effectively with detainees regarding their health and treatment plans.
• Administers prescribed medications accurately and safely.
• Maintains detailed, accurate documentation of all care provided, assessments, and detainee responses.

Job description

CoreCivic is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Correctional for a nursing job in Watonga, Oklahoma.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Correctional

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Registered Nurse - Chronic Care

$42.03 - $53.91 / hour

This is a M-F 8hr/day position.

At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good.

At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Registered Nurses - Chronic Care who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.

SUMMARY

• Provides comprehensive nursing care
• to detainees with chronic health conditions.
• Manages long-term health issues, coordinates care plans and ensures
• adherence to medical protocols within a secure environment.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams,
• correctional staff, and external providers to deliver high-quality,
• patient-centered care that promotes health, safety, and well-being of
• detainees.
• Conducts comprehensive health assessments for detainees with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and mental health disorders. Develops and updates individualized care plans based on assessments, medical history, and current health status. Monitors health status and progress regularly, adjusting care plans as needed.
• Works closely with healthcare providers, mental health professionals, and correctional staff.
• Communicates effectively with detainees regarding their health and treatment plans.
• Administers prescribed medications accurately and safely.
• Educates detainees on medication use, side effects, and adherence importance.
• Monitors for adverse reactions and reports issues to healthcare providers.
• Maintains detailed, accurate documentation of all care provided, assessments, and detainee responses.
• Uses electronic medical records (EMR) systems compliant with correctional health standards.
• Educates detainees about managing their health and preventing complications.
• Follows strict infection control protocols.
• Ensures safe handling of sharps, medications, and biological specimens.
• Recognizes signs of medical emergencies related to chronic conditions and provides first aid or emergency interventions as needed.
• Responds to medical emergencies promptly and facilitates timely transfer to external medical facilities when required.
• Ensures confidentiality and privacy of detainee health information.

CoreCivic Job ID #req34476. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Chronic Care

About CoreCivic

CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, innovative and cost-saving real estate solutions, and a growing network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America's recidivism crisis.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance