Job Description

Join our dedicated healthcare team in Coal Township, PA, where you will play a vital role in providing high-quality nursing care to incarcerated individuals. Experience the unique and rewarding challenges of correctional nursing while making a positive impact on the lives of those in need.

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to incarcerated individuals in accordance with physician orders, nursing standards, and correctional healthcare policies.
• Perform nursing assessments, triage, and ongoing monitoring of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans.
• Administer medications, treatments, and immunizations while maintaining accurate medication administration records.
• Respond to medical emergencies, initiate appropriate interventions, and coordinate emergency transport when necessary.
• Monitor, assess, and document changes in inmate health status, notifying providers of significant findings.
• Collect specimens, perform diagnostic testing, obtain vital signs, and maintain accurate medical documentation.
• Assist with intake screenings, chronic care clinics, sick call, discharge planning, and health education.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, mental health professionals, correctional officers, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain patient confidentiality while adhering to all security procedures, facility policies, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Perform all duties in accordance with the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act, correctional healthcare standards, and facility policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current, active Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
• Minimum of one (1) year of recent Registered Nurse experience required; correctional, emergency, medical-surgical, behavioral health, or acute care experience preferred.
• Current BLS certification required. ACLS preferred.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
• Ability to accurately document assessments, treatments, and inmate health information in an electronic medical record.
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and emergency response skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a secure correctional environment while maintaining professionalism and therapeutic communication.

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