Institutional Nurse - Per Diem
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Riverside University Health System is seeking to fill Institutional Nurse vacancies, ( per diem positions only ).
An updated resume must be uploaded at time of application in order to be considered for any positions.
All candidates will need to pass a Sheriff's Background.
Required Licenses & Certifications
* A current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
* A current and valid Basic Life Support, (BLS), certification, issued by the American Heart Association.
Under direction, and in accordance with the State of California Nursing Practice Act, provides professional nursing care for individuals detained at a Riverside County Sheriff/Probation confinement or correctional facility; administers treatment and medications as directed; assists physicians and carries out their orders; and performs other related duties as required.
The Institutional Nurse - Per Diem reports to either a Senior Institutional Nurse or a Supervising Institutional Nurse and is the advanced journey level classification for registered nurses who have advanced knowledge and skills in providing routine and emergency nursing services in a correctional/institutional setting.
Incumbents are assigned to the Riverside University Health System - Correctional Health Services (RUHS-CHS) and perform the entire range of professional nursing duties with minimal assistance or supervision from other medical personnel.
The Institutional Nurse - Per Diem is distinguished from the Supervising Institutional Nurse in that the latter supervises a number of professional nurses and has charge of a nursing program, which may encompass more than one correctional facility.
Per Diem personnel are distinguished from regular employees in that they receive additional compensation in lieu of County fringe benefits and work assignments are flexibly scheduled or on an as needed basis.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Examples of Essential Duties (may include but not limited to the following)
* Within the full scope of the Nursing Practice Act, assess, plan, organize, and provide nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physician instructions; make preliminary observations of, and prepare patients for, medical treatment.
* Assist physicians and other healthcare providers in administering treatments and in performing medical examinations, diagnostic tests, and surgical operations.
* As directed, administer or dispense prescribed treatment and medications to patients; chart treatment and dispensing to patients, and record and report significant changes in condition and general progress of patient.
* Counsel and advise patients, families and significant others regarding special medical problems and/or proper healthcare methods.
* Prepare and maintain concise and complete records and reports; instruct patients in carrying out physicians' orders; may transcribe physicians' orders to working records.
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- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Riverside, US-CA
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Finance
- Recruiter: County of Riverside
- Contact: Not Specified
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: 4472159
- Posted: 2024-04-19 08:11:38 -
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