Institutional Nurse - Full Time Positions - Multiple Locations

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside University Health System is seeking to fill Institutional Nurse vacancies, ( regular, full-time positions only ), throughout Riverside County for the jails/juvenile halls.

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.

Shift Differentials


* All Institutional Nurses receive a $1.00 differential, regardless of location.


* Banning: $2.00 per hour


* Murrieta: $1.00 per hour


* Riverside: $1.00 per hour


* Indio: $4.00 per hour


* Blythe: $4.00 per hour

Work Schedule


* 7/12s, bi-weekly, day shifts and night shifts.
+ Evening/Night shift differential - $2.50-$5.00 per hour

Under direction, and in accordance with the State of California Nurse 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 is the journey level classification in the Institutional Nurse series and reports to either a Senior or Supervising Institutional Nurse.

Incumbents are registered nurses who provide 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 a minimum of assistance or supervision from other medical personnel.

The Institutional Nurse differs 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.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Examples of Essential Duties (may include but not limited to the following)


* Plan and provide professional nursing care to juveniles or adults in a correctional facility, including administration of medication, therapeutic agents, treatments, disease prevention, and restorative measures ordered by a physician; assist physicians and other healthcare providers with performing physical examinations; respond to patient court orders as appropriate; implement standardized nursing protocols as directed; monitor inmates' health status.


* Make routine medical observations on a daily basis and refer patients to a physician as necessary.


* Evaluate effectiveness of nursing care and treatment regimen; collaborate with physicians and other healthcare providers; refer adult and juvenile inmates to appropriate healthca...