About the role
Registered Nurse for a facility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Jena, LA
Registered Nurses in this Health Services facility practice collaboratively, providing ambulatory, emergency, mental health, and infirmary care. * Full-time * NIGHT shifts * 8hrs/10hrs/12hrs available
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 Louisiana or licensed in a compact state that allows practice in Louisiana. * Minimum one year of 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.
SHIFTS/SCHEDULE * Full-time * NIGHT shifts * 8hrs/10hrs/12hrs available * $2 Evening differential * $3 Night differential * $3 weekend differential * 1.5x base Holiday * PTO, Sick pay, Health benefit