Travel Registered Nurse - Correctional
Somerset, PA
GLC On-The-Go
5x8 hrs, Days, Evenings, Nights

Corrections RN 

Multiple locations available varying shifts

Locations:
- Mercer, PA
- Somerset, PA
- Muncy, PA
- Camp Hill, PA

Provide nursing care and treatment for inmates and detainees in Commonwealth correctional facilities.
• Serve as charge nurse, staff nurse, or assessment coordinator.
• As charge nurse: direct and coordinate nursing care, assess staff and equipment needs, supervise paraprofessional/non-professional nursing personnel, and ensure proper service coordination and documentation.
• As assessment coordinator: develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans, coordinate care with nursing staff and interdisciplinary teams, and meet with residents and families as required.
• As staff nurse: provide professional nursing care, may manage specialty areas (infection control, quality improvement, risk management).
• Receive assignments via oral or written instructions and exercise independent judgment in applying professional nursing practices.
• Work is reviewed by RN supervisors, physicians, or dentists for quality and adherence to standards.

Required Competencies (includes but not limited to):
• Airway insertion, CPR, first aid, catheter care/insertion, AED, oxygen administration, IV therapy, heparin lock insertion/irrigation, medication administration (oral, topical, injectable, suppository), vital signs, nursing protocols, ambu bag usage.
• Audiogram and telebinocular testing, universal/standard precautions, documentation on Medication Administration Records.
• Tuberculin testing, order transcription, O2 mask/nasal usage, peak flow meter, pulse oximeter, respiratory mask, suctioning, restraints, specimen collection.
• Ventilator care, urine dipstick, wound culture, anti-embolic hose, arm sling, binders, traction, decubitus care, drains, dressing changes, ear/eye irrigation, enemas, EKG, glucometer usage.
• Hoyer lift technique, nasogastric/gastrostomy tube insertion, irrigation, and feedings, jejunostomy, nebulizer treatment, nephrostomy care, neurological checks, ostomy care, suture removal, vaginal douche, sterile technique, wound care.
• Blood pressure monitoring, tracheostomy care, full body assessments including mini mental status exam, and development/completion of Plans of Care.
• Must function within standards of nursing practice at all times.