Travel Nurse RN - Clinic
East Elmhrust, NY
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN - Clinic / Ambulatory (Correctional Health)

Location: Rikers Island (East Elmhurst, NY)

Contract Duration: 13Weeks

Shift: Days | 12-Hour Shifts (3 Days Per Week | 36 Hours Weekly)

Status: Pending Sourcing | Positions Available: 1

Critical Security & Territory Operational Notice

🚨 Work Environment Guardrail: This position is located within the Correctional Health Services (CHS) division at Rikers Island. Candidates must be comfortable working within a high-security correctional facility environment. This role requires strict adherence to institutional safety protocols, law enforcement coordination, and dynamic physical awareness.

Job Summary

Seeking an adaptable, clinically sharp Ambulatory Clinic RN to deliver comprehensive nursing care to incarcerated individuals. Operating within the facility's medical clinic framework, you will provide services similar to an urgent care or outpatient community health center. Key responsibilities include managing walk-in sick calls, executing chronic disease screenings, responding to urgent medical requests, and performing essential outpatient clinical skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinic Intake & Sick Call Triage: Conduct rapid, accurate physical and mental health assessments for patients presenting during designated sick call hours, prioritizing interventions based on clinical urgency.
• Vascular Access & Diagnostic Sampling: Independently execute precise IV insertions and perform routine and emergent phlebotomy collections for laboratory diagnostic processing.
• Acute & Chronic Care Delivery: Administer prescribed oral, topical, and injection medications; manage wound care dressings; and monitor patients tracking under specialized chronic disease protocols (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, infectious diseases).
• Emergency Medical Response: Serve as an on-scene first responder for medical emergencies within the clinic perimeter, providing immediate basic life support and stabilization prior to secondary medical transport.
• Impeccable Security Documentation: Maintain thorough electronic health records (EHR) while strictly following administrative rules regarding safety counts, tool tracking, and patient escort guidelines.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of solid Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) or outpatient clinic nursing experience within a high-volume facility.
• Technical Skills: Confident, standalone proficiency in peripheral IV insertion and phlebotomy is an absolute baseline requirement.
• Licensure: Active New York State RN License with current NYSED Primary Source Verification printout included in the submission.
• Certifications: Current AHA BLS required. AHA ACLS is required for Queens-based correctional mapping (applicable here due to precinct layout).
• Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN/ASN) from an accredited nursing program minimum.