LPN Correctional Nurse

Correctional facility Hagerstown MD

We are looking for LPN to provide care to patients in various Correctional facilities in MD.

or BLS certification

Job Description:

• Provides direct health care services to Adult Detention Center inmates.
• Conducts admission interviews to gather medical, mental health and social histories.
• Performs medical, dental and mental health screenings and/or assessments.
• Provides therapeutic nursing services including administers tests (e.g., PPD, pregnancy testing) and injections, dispensing medications, and collecting vital signs.
• Reviews and interprets laboratory and diagnostic test results for advanced level practitioner follow-up.
• Assesses and identifies contributing or co-occurring mental health issues, determines risk of harm to self-and/or others.
• Monitors medical status of patients through the acute and chronic disease management and the withdrawal/detoxification of alcohol and drugs processes.
• Triages and refers the patients to the staff physician, nurse practitioner, dentist, mental health or substance use disorder professional.
• Administers medication as ordered by the authorizing authority and in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Documents all treatment and counseling on the appropriate records.
• Ensures proper protective equipment is worn or used.
• Maintains universal precautions and promotes their observance by all agency staff.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Referral program

Medical specialties:

• Medical-Surgical
• Psychiatry

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Supplemental schedule:

• Extended hours
• Holidays

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8
• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• LPN (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Hagerstown, MD: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person