Travel Rn - Correctional

Cynet Health is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Soledad, California.

& Requirements

• Duration: 27 weeks
• Shift: 8 hours, evenings
• 40 hours per week
• Employment Type: Travel
• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/06/2023

Summary

• Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent or disabled.
• Under general supervision, they deliver care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with established philosophy.
• RNs/LPNs effectively interact with patients, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing.
• This provides an opportunity for nurses to see and care for an interesting variety of health concerns from minor ailments to major and atypical conditions.
• Corrections Nurses provide care to inmate patients to promote & improve their overall health utilizing the nursing process in triage, professional training and various resources in accordance with regulatory agencies and established guidelines.
• The inmate patient population generally has not had consistent access to healthcare prior to their incarceration.
• RNs/LPNs collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• The nature of the direction and supervision required for this position varies by State and job setting.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides emergency first aid care
• Nurses include (but are not limited to):
• Applies surgical dressings & bandages
• Provides inmate patient education and/or discharge planning
• Obtains specimens from inmate patients for diagnostic testing
• Coordinates and/or administers medication, therapeutic agents, treatments, to inmate patients
• Assists physicians with medical treatments
• Collaborates with primary care providers and other health care providers to ensure continuity, timeliness and appropriateness of care to inmate patients
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
• Corrections Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to the correctional-facility based on the application of scientific nursing principles. In addition to general nursing care, responsibilities of Corrections
• Administers prescribed medication
• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
• Promotes a therapeutic environment to ensure inmates are treated in a professional, ethical and tactful manner
• Checks & records vital signs
• Reports reactions to treatments and medications, as well as changes in the inmates’ emotional or physical condition

Cynet Health Job ID #21923536. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.