Registered Nurse; RN

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PRN professional, Alamogordo, NM, US

Join the Vital Core Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in correctional health care, with openings for registered nurses at the Otero County Detention Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Vital Core offers a shift differential program and opportunities for competitive wages and benefits.

• Holiday Pay:
  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions and side effects.
• Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ condition.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
• Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on health topics and develop health improvement programs.
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and maintain stock of supplies.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
• Additional duties as assigned by the facility.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment
• Active CPR certification
• Knowledge of state laws and regulations governing practice
• Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies

• PRN
• Shift differential:  = $1.00 extra per hour;  = $2.00 extra per hour

Vital Core Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can participate and contribute to the success of the business.