Registered Nurse at Primecare Medical – Pottsville, Pennsylvania

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working Registered Nurses (RN) to work per diem in the medical department at the Schuylkill County Correctional Facility located in Pottsville, PA.

Job Responsibilities:
The Registered Nurse will primarily be responsible for:

• Ensuring nursing practices complies with established standards.
• Provide comprehensive treatment care while observing and maintaining security requirement
• Monitoring treatment services to avoid the inappropriate use and/or duplication of services.
• Monitoring and recommending methods to improve operational efficiency and cost containment effectiveness.
• Assisting with monthly health care staff meetings, as assigned.
• Providing other services and performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances, narcotics, and sharps in accordance with applicable state and federal laws
• Providing health counseling to patients
• Conducting sick call for patients and provide provisional diagnosis and treatment for selected minor illnesses and injuries.
• Observing, reporting, and documenting symptoms, reactions and progress of patients and participates in the formulation of the plan of nursing care
• Implementing treatment care plans which promote maintain and restore the well-being of patients
• At a minimum of every shift, at the beginning of the shift, taking vital signs, doing a complete assessment and documenting findings on dispensary care of all inmates/patients housed in the medical unit and/or mental health unit

This position provides a 2-week orientation period where you will be training on-the-job and shadowing with the nursing staff.

Benefits:
PrimeCare believes in offering a competitive compensation and benefits package to their employees. Standard benefits for full-time employees include Medical, Dental, and Vision (Single and Family plans are both available). We also offer Life Insurance and Disability options, Generous PTO, Floating Holidays, 401k with match, and a tuition reimbursement program.

Additional Compensation: In addition to the hourly pay rate PrimeCare Medical also offers Overtime Pay, Shift Differential and Weekend Differential compensation, Premium Holiday Pay, as well as Sign on Bonus and Employee Referral Bonus opportunities.

The RN is a fast-paced position, and as such we must have someone who has the ability to multi-task and has a good grasp of patient assessment skills. Other requirements include:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state in which the facility is located.
• Clinical decision-making ability.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to function independently and demonstrating clinical competency.
• Ability to gain trust of patients and build a working relationship.