Job Description

Registered Nurse   for a   facility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Alexandria, LA

Registered Nurses in this Healthcare facility practice collaboratively, providing care in ambulatory, emergency, mental health, and infirmary settings .
RNs are the largest group of healthcare providers within the facilities, providing care 24/7

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 experience as a licensed registered nurse in a hospital, medical office or residential setting
• MUST BE A US CITIZEN
• 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; 40hrs per week

BENEFITS/DIFFERENTIALS

• $2 Evening differential
• $3 Night differential
• $3 weekend differential
• 80hrs Paid Time Off
• 7 Paid sick days
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 1.5x if you work a holiday

MDPerm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MDPerm does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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