Registered Nurse

and the job listing Expires on July 8, 2025

Youth Development Center, Edgecombe Youth Development Center, Lenoir Youth Development Center and Rockingham Youth Development Center.

This position provides nursing services to juvenile offenders and function as the full-time health care professional on site.

This position is responsible for:

• Providing health care in the treatment and/or prevention of illnesses and injuries
• Performing the juveniles’ admission physical assessments
• Administering medications
• Providing medication administration, training UAPs for medication administration and medication counseling for the juveniles
• Providing emergency medical services
• Health care reports to other disciplines regarding juvenile health status, maintain data reports and providing health related staff training
• Demonstrated competence in critical thinking in an outpatient setting.

Work Schedule:

This is a full-time position, Monday – Friday, 8 hour shifts.

The Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is committed to the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening, educating and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase public safety. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of North Carolina’s youth, we welcome you to be part of the team. To learn more about Juvenile Justice, please go to this LINK .

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

/ Competencies

DPS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.

The Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(KSAs) listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience (E&E) are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. All work history and education (including accurate dates of employment/attendance) must be documented on the application. Supplemental Questions are also a required part of the application: answers must reference education or work experience listed on the application. A complete, all-inclusive application maximizes an applicant’s potential to qualify for the position, as well as the highest possible salary.

Salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. State Government Application Resources | NC Office of Human Resources

[Resumes may be attached as a supplement to the application but are not a substitution for a complete application.]

To qualify for this position, applicants must demonstrate ALL of the following KSAs:

• Demonstrated experience with independently implementing the nursing process (assess, plan, implement and evaluate) to meet patient needs.
• Demonstrated experience working with multidisciplinary healthcare staff to include unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) ad making assignments.
• Demonstrated experience using interview techniques that assist the patient/client in describing his/her symptoms and assist in discerning the situation and communicating information to patients, families and or staff.

Management Preference: These skills are not required but managers may choose to interview/select applicants who demonstrate Management Preferences.

• Nursing experience in adolescent, pediatric, school or public health nursing.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina.

Necessary Special Qualifications:

Selected applicant must attend and successfully complete and pass the Juvenile Justice Officer Basic Training certification program. The certification requires four weeks to complete and is comprised of classroom and physically demanding training. This training is carried out at regional training centers and requires consecutive overnight stays. In addition the selected candidate must:

• Have or be able to obtain required documentation for…