Registered Nurse - PRN

For an exciting and fulfilling career in Correctional Healthcare, come join us at MEDIKO!

At MEDIKO our work is mission driven by our desire to help others. We are a privately-owned, correctional healthcare provider that offers compassionate, comprehensive medical and mental health care to the underserved populations of our communities. 

We are hiring for the following:

Position:    Registered Nurse

Location:  Arlington County Detention Center

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate shift activities of facility nursing and support staff
• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines, MEDIKO and facility policies, and accepted nursing protocols and procedures
• Coordinate services with other patient care units/areas and provide nursing services and patient care as appropriate
• Monitor all off-site referrals and provide case management services
• Prepare, monitor and coordinate the daily patient care activities of the unit to ensure all physician orders are implemented and all patient encounters are documented
• Assess physical, psychological and social dimensions of patients within the health care units and, as necessary, in the housing units
• Apply knowledge of illnesses, injuries and diseases using available resources in obtaining a health history and in the assessment process
• Participate in the screening, evaluation, assessment and care of the patients in intake screening, sick call, clinics and including segregation units
• Provide a written assessment of patient on admission, during confinement and on discharge, as requested
• Provide medical treatment as per licensing authorization and state and federal regulations
• Provide prescribed treatment, to include medication, to patients, as medically required and as prescribed through Physician or Physician Extender
• Summarize assessment data and make a triage decision which is documented and communicated to other patient care providers
• Plan individual treatment programs in accordance with treatment protocols and processes, as established by MEDIKO and the Medical Director
• Follow established referral process to appropriate health care providers, as necessary
• Administer medications, including IV therapy, in accordance with Physician or Physician Extender orders
• Provide various areas of medical care, as necessary or assigned, to include, but not be exclusive of intake/receiving screening, medical history, physicals, medical distribution and infirmary coverage
• Assist Physician and/or Physician Extender during examination and treatment; prepare equipment for such examination, as necessary
• Document medical history and treatment of patients in accordance with standard medical record procedures; document nursing encounters utilizing the Problem Oriented Medical Records (POMR) form of charting
• Assist the Physician in medical or minor surgical procedures, as necessary and/or requested
• Supervise and coordinate the work of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses to ensure an efficient working environment
• Implement and monitor nutrition and therapeutic diet plan, as ordered by the Physician or Physician Extender using established therapeutic diet plan referral process
• Facilitate and participate in patient educational health programs
• Participate in continuing education and in-service training to maintain professional standards, capabilities and proficiencies