Correctional Registered Nurse
Bakersfield, California
Kern Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Correctional

Location

• Bakersfield, California

Employment Type

• Clinical Nursing Travel

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift & Hours

• Night Shift
• 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Job Description

• Independently prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients under nurse leader supervision.
• Performs nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care.
• Creates a compassionate, patient- and family-centered environment supporting healing.
• Collects and documents patient data; interprets assessment data to identify physiological and psychosocial risk factors.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Prioritizes nursing actions using education, experience, and assessment data.
• Establishes nursing diagnoses and evaluates effectiveness of interventions, revising care plans as needed.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to changes in patient status, including activation of emergency protocols.
• Coordinates care activities with nurses, physicians, and advanced practice providers.
• Adheres to therapeutic standards, evidence-based practices, infection control policies, medication administration, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in staff meetings, professional governance, and ongoing education to maintain competencies.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skill relevant to the patient population served.
• Complies with nursing scope of practice, ethical standards, and hospital policies.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California.
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience, excluding Home Health, Hospice, and School Services.
• At least 1 year of nursing experience within the last year, excluding Home Health, Hospice, and School Services.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Medical-Surgical or Emergency Room nursing.

Additional Information

• Must adhere to California Nurse Practice Act and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Emphasis on critical thinking, nursing judgment, team collaboration, patient and employee safety.
• Night shift assignment.