(Archived) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Offering a $1,000 Sign On Bonus Or $10,000 Student Loan Repayment - #00731

Offering a $1,000 Sign On Bonus Or $10,000 Student Loan Repayment

• Screens for sick call, administers medications, and provides first aid and basic life support to patients and employees as needed.
• Maintains open lines of communication with security and treatment staff while providing input and feedback to assist the facility provider in organizing a treatment plan.
• Records all pertinent information into the medical record.
• Interfaces with other departments as needed.
• Promotes continued competence through education/certification with a focus on correctional nursing.
• Nurses must have the ability to work hours, days and locations as assigned along with being capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.

Organizational Objective

• Provide total health care to offenders (routine, chronic and emergent care), maintaining continuity of care from admission to discharge in a correctional facility.
• Safe medication administration following DOC policy.
• Provide employee health services in accordance with policy.
• Follows operational policies/procedures, Health Services guidelines/policies, ACA standards of care, and Board of Health professionals’ scope of practice

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess and maintain valid unrestricted Virginia LPN license (if you are a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not yet licensed, NCLEX-PN exam must be scheduled at time of application).
• Working knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of practical or general nursing care and of institutional operating procedures including related security procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to screen complaints of physical ailments and refer necessary cases to other medical professionals.
• Experience in carrying out provider’s orders in applying treatments.
• Maintaining appropriate documentation.
• Competent first aid skills.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to administer practical nursing care.

• Prefer experience working in a Corrections or Law enforcement environment.
• Prefer experience in a forensic nursing setting.
• Experience or related training in delivery of general nursing and emergency medical care