Registered Nurse 2 (RN2) - Juvenile Rehabilitation

Benefits, Questions, Description.

• Provide professional nursing services including assessment and evaluation of medical problems.
• Perform initial medical screening at youth intake and complete patient discharge summaries at the time of release.
• Assist physicians, psychiatrists, and other professional medical providers in the examination, diagnostic testing, treatment, and record-keeping of youth.
• Implement and document all physician orders.
• Provide medical case management for youth with chronic or acute conditions.
• Communicate with and instruct non-medical agency staff on treatment and care of youth.
• Recognize and report risk indicators by youth (e.g. self-harm threats, medication refusal, or misuse.).
• Educate and counsel residents regarding medical and mental health care.
• Implement infection control program/protocol requirements identified in statutes, rules, and JRA policies.
• Confer with a physician for direction relating to testing and treatment of infectious diseases.
• Provide first aid and first response emergency medical services for youth, institution employees, and visitors.
• Prepare and administer medication.
• Document provided health care and patient responses to treatment in medical files and database; ensure youth medical files are kept up to date.

• Professionals who hold a valid Washington State license to practice as a registered professional nurse.
• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing AND one year of professional nursing experience.
• Equivalent education or experience totaling three (3) years.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles.

• Benefits
• Salary Information
• Medical flexible spending account
• Basic life and long-term disability insurance
• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving.