Correctional Health Care Specialist

1 week ago


Louisville, Kentucky, United States Amergis Full time

Amergis seeks a dedicated and skilled Correctional Health Care Specialist to join our team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide healthcare services in a correctional facility setting.

About the Role:

We are looking for a registered nurse with at least one year of experience in correctional health care to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, correctional officers, and administrators to ensure the well-being of the incarcerated population.

The ideal candidate will possess strong assessment and intervention skills, as well as the ability to prioritize actions based on patient care requirements. The successful candidate will also be proficient in documenting patient information and communicating effectively with medical staff and patients.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care
  • Conduct focused interviews to identify patient needs
  • Perform health histories on newly-admitted inmates
  • Refer inmates to staff physician, nurse practitioner, dentist, or mental health professional when necessary
  • Determine the need for emergency hospital care and administer medication according to standard operating procedures
  • Collect, analyze, and interpret data from healthcare members and document actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses
  • Document patient plans of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
  • Prioritize actions based on patient care requirements and monitor consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff
  • Initiate and evaluate patient education
  • Revised patient plans of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions
  • Document patient responses to nursing and other interventions
  • Supervise, train, and direct other healthcare professionals on site such as LPNs, CNAs, etc.

Requirements:

  • Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices
  • Minimum of one year of correctional health care experience preferred
  • Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice
  • Participation and completion of Amergis' Competency program when applicable
  • Current CPR if applicable
  • TB Questionnaire, PPD, or chest x-ray if applicable
  • Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)
  • Must meet all federal, state, and local requirements
  • Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site
  • Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
  • Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required
  • Computer proficiency required
  • Must be at least 18 years of age

Salary: $85,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications

Benefits:

  • Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Awards and recognition programs


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