Correctional RN
Marcy, New York
Marcy Correctional Facility

Registered Nurse (Correctional), Marcy, New York

Assignment Overview

• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Location: Marcy, New York (correctional facility)
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Schedule: 5x8-hour day shift (6:00 to 14:00), 40 hours per week
• Shifts available: 6:00a-2:00p, 2:00p-10:00p, 10:00p-6:00a
• Interview: In-person interview required. Do not submit candidates who cannot attend in person.
• Selection process: This is an RFQ with no guaranteed selection. The bid closes 10/30, and results on interview consideration typically take 7 to 14 business days after the bid closes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nursing assessments, and obtain, record, and update health information and vital signs
• Prepare individuals for examinations and treatments, and administer medications and nursing procedures as prescribed
• Prepare, implement, and modify nursing care plans; supervise and instruct direct care staff; delegate appropriate nursing tasks
• Monitor and record symptoms, conditions, diet, and physical activity; report responses to medication or changes in health status
• Serve as the nursing representative on treatment teams and coordinate with other health care disciplines
• Make clinical rounds to assess care needs and evaluate nursing services
• Provide health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals, families, and groups; develop health improvement programs
• Implement infection control protocols and instruct staff on them
• Maintain charts and documentation per agency, state, and federal requirements; may collect data for medical research
• Monitor inventories of medications, solutions, supplies, and equipment
• May prepare work schedules, provide information to nurse supervisors, and contribute to performance evaluations for lower-level nursing staff

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 1 year of nursing experience, excluding Home Health, Hospice, and School Services, completed within the last year

Background Checks and Screenings

• Criminal background check: 5-year check completed within 6 months of start. Includes SSN trace, county and state searches, national criminal and sex offender searches, education verification, and an MVR search where driving is required.
• New York All Counties search: Required within 30 days of start.
• Fingerprinting: NYS criminal background check fingerprint results are required. Travelers complete fingerprinting at orientation on their first day. Fingerprints must be redone after a gap of 6 months or more between assignments. Fingerprinting is done onsite, except at certain locations that are processed through the agency.
• Statewide Central Registry search: Not required at this facility.

Health Documents

• Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start. No annual renewal.
• TB screening: QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 2-step PPD within 12 months before start. Not required to be updated annually by the client. The agency also requires an annual TB questionnaire.
• Immunity documentation (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella): Vaccination documentation or titers.
• Hepatitis B: Vaccination documentation, titers, or declination.
• Drug screen: 9-panel within 1 year of start. Instant tests are acceptable. No annual renewal.
• Flu vaccine (2026-27 season): Vaccine or declination.