RN Health Services Registered Nurse

MDPerm
Eloy, AZ, United States
Full-time

Registered Nurse for afacility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Eloy, Arizona

Registered Nurses in this Health Services facility practice in a collaborative environment, providing ambulatory, emergency, mental health, and infirmary care

RNs are the largest group of healthcare providers within the facilities, providing care 24 / 7.

DAILY DUTIES

  • Perform intake screening and physical exams to identify conditions requiring referral or treatment.
  • Provide care for common acute problems via nursing guidelines
  • Complete nursing rounds for patients in infirmary care and segregated housing

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provides direct care to patients
  • Performs prescreening and intake screening of patients newly arrived at the facility.
  • Uses established intake tools for gathering subjective and objective data, referring abnormal findings or responses to a medical, dental, and / or behavioral health provider
  • Performs sick calls, assessing and treating acute problems
  • Refers patients to an NP / PA, physician, behavioral health provider, and / or dentist
  • Performs physical examinations
  • Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Vocational / Practical Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel
  • Administers medications as ordered. (via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic, and other enteral and parenteral routes)
  • Performs various treatments such as wound care, vital sign checks, electrocardiograms, etc. as ordered by a medical, dental, and behavioral health provider or registered nurse.
  • Collects laboratory specimens and performs point-of-care testing or prepares specimens for laboratory processing. Takes appropriate action on lab results received.
  • Respond to medical emergencies and render emergency care to stabilize patients and prevent deterioration, and transfer patients to appropriate levels of care.
  • May be required to participate in involuntary, court-ordered care.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Current, full and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Arizona or licensed in a compact state that allows practice in Arizona
  • Minimum one year experience as a licensed registered nurse in a hospital, medical office or residential setting
  • Experience in a detention / correctional or residential healthcare setting is preferred
  • Graduate from a nursing program accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active and unrestricted registration to meet this requirement.

MDPerm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MDPerm does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

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