Associate Registered Nurse – Sheriff’s Office

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care to meet the psychological, physical, and mental health needs of inmates.
• Coordinate and administer medication and treatment to inmates as assigned.
• Consult with the interdisciplinary health care team to coordinate treatment efforts for individual care plans.
• Perform assessments of inmates under the coordination of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Implement nursing care and medical orders in a knowledgeable, safe, and responsible manner.
• Maintain all medical records related to health and medical screening and medical treatment administered to inmates while incarcerated.
• Promote and demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Provide on-call coverage consistent with facility policies and standards.

• Requires an Associate degree in health care or related discipline.
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota.
• Must have valid driver's license and vehicle available for business use.
• Successfully pass an extensive criminal background investigation.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field.
• Previous Registered Nurse working experience.
• Previous experience in correctional health, or similar.