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Registered Nurse
2 weeks ago
Castaic, United States
Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc
Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionHealthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. is looking for a Registered Nurse, Corrections to work in Castaic, CA. Candidates will be under the general supervision, to provide professional nursing care in a correctional setting.Pay Rate: $80/hr
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Conducts intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives to gather case history.
- Plans and provides nursing care for patients.
- Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends treatment options.
- Consults with patients and other staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
- Arranges further medical attention when necessary.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.
- Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain.
- Documents all patient information on medical charts and follows physician’s written orders.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, immunizations and laboratory results according to standard medical recordkeeping.
- Performs administrative assignments such as filing, answering phones, typing, and completing progress notes in the computer system.
- Provides courteous, high quality service to patients and members of the public by personally responding to requests for service or making appropriate referral.
- Apply professional nursing care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment.
- Keep accurate written charts and records of patient activities and progress.
- Comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures.
- Use professional judgment to ascertain and to apply appropriate intervention techniques with patients in crisis.
- Communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and function calmly in situations, which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy.
- Provide prompt, efficient, and responsive service.
- Exercise appropriate judgment in answering questions and releasing information; analyze and project consequences of decisions and/or recommendations.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Education: Graduation from an accredited program of registered nursing and possession of a valid and current Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Experience: 1 year of nursing experience.