Registered Nurse ; RN2 on call - Aberdeen

Registered Nurse (RN2)

Location:

Aberdeen, WA

Salary: $42.82 - $70.21 hourly. Supplemental shift differentials applied for weekend, swing shift, and 11pm-7am. The salary does not include an on‑site 24/7 facility 5% premium.

Work hours/shifts:
On‑call positions pre‑scheduled with variable shifts.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is looking for Registered Nurses to perform activities and interventions that promote health, wellness, and safety for residents and staff at the new Harbor Heights Juvenile Rehabilitation maximum‑security residential facility.

Take charge of emergency medical situations and act as a liaison between the community and residents, providing professional nursing services for youth committed by the courts to a secure juvenile rehabilitation institution.

• Provide professional nursing services including direct patient care such as assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, and interventions related to medical and/or psychiatric conditions.
• Perform initial medical screening at intake; implement infection control, Vaccine for Children VFC, and employee health and wellness programs.
• Educate and counsel youth, families, and staff regarding medical and mental health care.
• Provide pre‑ and post‑HIV test counseling, STI and Making Proud Choices curriculum, and prenatal education.
• Provide medical case management for youth with chronic or acute conditions; communicate with and instruct non‑medical agency staff on treatment and care of youth.
• Prepare and file medical documents; schedule appointments; perform basic data entry and retrieval functions using an electronic management information system.
• Perform medical and psychiatric case management.
• Administer medications per physician’s orders; monitor medication assistance.
• Provide first aid and first‑response emergency medical services for youth, visitors, and other employees.

• Valid Washington State license to practice as a registered professional nurse.
• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and at least one year of professional nursing experience.
• Alternatively, equivalent combination of education and experience totaling at least three years.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to meet the needs of others.

• Two or more years of nursing experience and ability to work independently with little supervision.
• One or more years of experience providing direction to staff as a lead or supervisor.
• Previous work experience in a Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility.

Applicants must pass a criminal history and national fingerprint background check, and complete a questionnaire mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regarding sexual misconduct. Information from the background check may be considered in assessing suitability for the position.

A minimum of two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license is required.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.