Part-Time Institution Registered Nurse

Institution Registered Nurse – Part‑time (Tillamook Youth Correctional Facility/Camp Tillamook)

Agency:
Oregon Youth Authority

Location:

Tillamook, OR

Position type:
Employee

Shift: Friday – Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Salary: $45.36 – $62.77 per hour

Posting date: 09/02/2025
Final date to receive applications:
None specified – appointment continues until filled.

• Hold daily sick‑call and as‑needed evaluations.
• Initiate appropriate treatment according to current medical and nursing care plans.
• Evaluate youth returning from unauthorized absences and parole violations according to standard procedures.
• Provide emergency and first‑aid evaluations and treatment, sustaining vital functions and referring patients to the appropriate emergency provider.
• Assist medical, dental, psychiatric, and psychological providers with examination and reports.
• Perform destruction of unused or outdated medication.
• Carry out discharge‑planning functions, ensuring continuity of care and patient education regarding health conditions and medication.
• Carry out physician/dentist/nurse practitioner orders, ensuring appropriateness by observation and feedback from staff members, youth, and youth families; evaluate effectiveness of care and adjust as needed.
• Collect laboratory specimens and samples for testing and analysis.
• Maintain accurate, legible, complete records of patient care in the electronic medical record (HER), documenting objective data, treatment provided, evaluation of effectiveness, patient education, and nursing care plans.
• Enter essential youth‑related health information into the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS).

• Valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse’s License at the time of appointment.

• Active CPR card.

• Experience working with an Electronic Health Record System.
• Knowledge of medical ethics.
• Experience working in a team environment in a variety of settings.
• Ability to prioritize and complete work assignments with specified deadlines.

Benefits are prorated according to hours worked. The comprehensive benefits package includes low‑cost high‑coverage medical plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs, 11 paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, and 3 annual personal leave days. Employees receive annual increases on the anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached. Upon PERS eligibility, employees receive a 6.95% increase to their base salary and a 6% contribution to PERS.

OYA is a national leader in the juvenile justice field, pioneering the implementation of a positive human development framework. It fosters cultural competence and pursues equitable solutions to support youth under its care. The agency’s mission is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable while providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.

OYA is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative‑action employer. The agency does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state or local law. Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process.

OYA conducts criminal record checks, driving record background checks, and vulnerable‑population abuse and neglect checks. Additional checks may include fingerprinting, drug screening and education verification as required. Applicants who refuse to consent to the required checks may be disqualified from consideration.

OYA does not offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and must complete the I‑9 form.

• Complete the application (No attached resume will be accepted).
• Complete the questionnaire.
• Respond to the public records request authorization following submission.
• Verify veteran status if applicable. (See OYA website for details.)