Registered Nurse 2 On-Call - WCC

Registered Nurse 2 On Call (RN2-OC) - Washington Corrections Center (WCC)

• Practice nursing safely and effectively in the correctional setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code
• Assess, monitor, and interpret objective and subjective data
• Develop nursing diagnoses and outcomes to be achieved as a result of nursing intervention
• Plan the delivery of health care, defining timeframes and pathways for delivery of services, prioritizing and sequencing care
• Implement care plans by providing direct patient care, directing others about the urgency, timeframes, and methods to deliver health care on and off site
• Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and timeframes for service delivery, the expected effects of treatment or intervention, and the outcomes to be achieved
• Revise the plan of care as necessary
• Employ appropriate safety techniques to push, pull, lift, and carry loads
• Delegate and assign tasks to other staff as appropriate
• Teach, instruct, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the results of patient care assigned to other personnel
• Direct and supervise subordinate health care staff assigned to a patient care area
• Make nursing assessments; initiate treatment protocols accordingly
• Ensure that practice is consistent with state licensure laws, administrative rules, policies, and procedures
• Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with offenders, their families, other health care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel
• Protect the confidentiality of health records
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care
• Write nursing care plans and interdisciplinary treatment plans and complete other entries to support the problem-oriented health care record
• Legibly document clinical findings, the rationale and plan for actions taken to deliver nursing and other aspects of health care
• Respond to health care emergencies throughout the facility and institution grounds
• Provide emergency medical care including CPR, using triage format, to individual offenders, staff, visitors, and members of the community
• Provide competent nursing services
• Assess the subjective and objective symptoms of patient's medical and emotional conditions during nursing triage, ambulatory care clinics, and infirmary rounds
• Initiate appropriate intervention according to Health Services policies and procedures, treatment plans, and protocols
• Administer medical and nursing treatment, including medication administration, treatments, dressing changes, monitoring and evaluating vital signs, obtaining and preparing specimens for laboratory analysis, starting and administering IV's, traction, and assisting with minor surgeries
• Self-evaluate and practice professional nursing conduct at all times
• Be in attendance, capable, and competent to practice nursing as assigned
• Remain on duty until adequate replacement has arrived and communication has occurred to ensure continuity of patient care
• Establish therapeutic relationships that preserve professional boundaries with patients
• Counsel, teach, and assist incarcerated individuals
• Provide accurate, authoritative information to groups or communities
• Actively participate in the Correctional Healthcare Team
• Function as a job coach and mentor during the on-the-job training phase of the new employee orientation
• Provide direction to the new employee, observe performance and provide feedback to supervisors, and complete a written and or verbal evaluation of job training when requested
• Participate in Health Services Quality Improvement activities
• Practice in accordance with DOC Policy and Offender Health Plan
• Participate in formal clinical oversight according to facility and DOC Health Services Clinical Oversight Structure

• Active and unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in Washington State
• or an unencumbered Multistate License from a participating Compact Licensure State as outlined by the Nurse Licensure Compact and Department of Health
• One year experience working as a Registered Nurse
• Certified in American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing

• Shift differential in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work
• Shift differential in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work
• One dollar ($1.00) per hour during any hours assigned to work from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.
• Three dollars ($3.00) per hour during any hours worked from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking highly motivated and qualified individuals to take on the dynamic role of on-call Registered Nurse for the Washington Corrections Center (WCC) located in Shelton, WA