Registered Nurse

Full Job Description

This position is eligible for a $3,000 sign-on bonus.
Current state employees are not eligible for recruitment payments upon transfer, demotion or promotion to another agency.

Coordinate health services for the general patient population to meet applicable policies and standards:
Complete health appraisals on admission and do periodic health appraisals to both patients and staff according to DOC policy.
Conduct a health clinic for patients in order to identify significant medical, mental health and/or dental issues, determine appropriate nursing interventions and make referrals as needed.
Physical examination of all reported patient injuries/illness which may also include staff.
Document required visits to patients in segregated status in a timely matter.
Maintain DOC electronic medical records consistent with appropriate standards.
Maintain an ongoing awareness of patients with potential for self-destructive behavior.
Assess patients to identify appropriate mental health nursing interventions.
Collaborate with members of an inter-disciplinary health team to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care.
Respond to all medical emergencies and provide emergency health care.
Plan and conduct emergency drills in accordance with institutional procedure.
Assume primary clinical responsibility for health services to patients during weekend and holiday assignment.
Complete discharge summaries on patients scheduled to leave.
Practice nursing following State board practice standards for registered nurse.
Assist the medical practitioner, dentist, psychiatrist as needed, providing accurate, precise communications, and hands-on delivery.
Transcribe and note practitioner orders electronically.
Organizes and coordinate services through daily schedules of appointments and clinic visits.
Complete lab services, including phlebotomy, EKG's as ordered.

Assist with telemedicine and x-ray services.
Complete central supply tasks of cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing medical supplies.
Maintain an institutional health services procedure manual.
Communicate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team. Working with mental health staff and patients mental health concerns/issues.

The staff nurse will insure proper administration and documentation of medications:
Ensure proper administration, accountability and documentation of medications.
Deliver medications to units/segregation as needed.
Check in daily medication totes from pharmacy, stock medication carts and administer self-administration medications per institutional procedure.
Ensure provisional stock supplies are accurate.
Document medications administered electronically.
Deliver written and verbal information to patients and off-site medical personnel.
Administer treatments accurately.

The staff nurse will demonstrate a commitment to personal professionalism by:
Defining continuing educational needs and identify ways to meet these needs.
Setting appropriate priorities related to safety, needs, time, and resources.
Communicating appropriately with other shifts and departments to facilitate new plans and plan changes.
Inspecting and maintaining medical equipment, including emergency equipment.
Providing pertinent health related training to patients and staff.
Providing orientation of Health Services department to new employees and designated volunteers.
Performing other tasks as assigned by the Nursing Services Director/Nursing Supervisor/Administrator of Nursing.
Reporting instances of unsafe nursing practices by self or others to a supervisor.
Respecting patient rights, confidentiality and concerns.

E-Verify and Right to WorkThe State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

NOTE: Be sure to include your State of Iowa or compact state license number and expiration date with your application
Compact license holders are required to obtain an Iowa license within 60 days

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Additional Information

More information regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at the Nurse Licensure Compact

Review the provisions of the statute that authorized the creation of the Nurse Licensure Compact at Chapter 152E, Iowa Code.