staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Correctional Quality Assurance - $53-66 per hour

CoreCivic is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Correctional Quality Assurance for a nursing job in San Diego, California.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Quality Assurance
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• Employment Type : Staff$53.00 - $66.20 / per HourAt CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good.CoreCivic is currently seeking -Registered Nurse - Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) -who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting. The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.
• Apply appropriate nursing skills in the area and treatment of inmates / residents.
• Provides leadership in improving and sustaining the quality and effectiveness of care in diverse or complex programs.
• Monitors key indicators of health status and clinic operations.
• Uses screening and focused study formats to detect variation in healthcare delivery process.
• Designs data collection instruments; compiles and analyzes data; design interventions to address issues.
• Provides written reports and conducts CQI meetings.
• Participates in preparation for accreditation and inspections.
• Attend sick call with the physician to see inmates / residents; prepare a list of inmates / residents to be examined; prepare examining room and equipment
• Examine and assess new inmates / residents with illnesses or injuries or inmates / residents who become ill or injured; refer inmates / residents to the emergency room or other appropriate healthcare facilities as required by their condition.
• Perform emergency procedures as needed and notify Licensed Independent Provider for treatment orders.
• Provide guidance, supervise and monitor nursing care provided by licensed vocational / practical nursing staff and non-licensed medical staff.Qualifications : -
• Graduate from an accredited college, university or nursing program with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Public Health or related field is required, OR -must possess three years related industry experience and / or performance improvement experience. -
• Must possess current RN licensure in the state of employment. - -
• Three (3) years of current, professional nursing experience in leadership and / or management preferred. - -
• Experience in a correctional health care program preferred. - -
• Minimum age requirement : Must be at least 21 years of age.CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability / Veteran.CoreCivic Job ID #req30506. Posted job title : Registered Nurse - Continuous Quality Improvement CQIAbout CoreCivicCoreCivic 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