Registered Nurse

Overview

CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE NURSE
- NO COVID VACCINE REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT

Recon Healthcare Services is currently looking for Part-Time Registered Nurses for correctional health care at the Humboldt County Detention Facility located in Winnemucca, Nevada. This role offers a competitive starting salary, benefits, and an independent work environment. Experience in correctional health care is preferred but not required. Training will be provided. The position requires passing a fingerprint-based background check and holding a valid RN license in the State of Nevada.

Interested applicants may apply online or by calling .

Correctional nursing involves treating incarcerated patients in facilities like jails and juvenile detention centers. Correctional nurses perform many of the same tasks as nurses in traditional medical settings, with a level of independence and access to supplies that may be more limited. The role focuses on assessing, diagnosing, and treating inmates while maintaining safety and security in the facility.

• Graduate of a state-approved school of practical (vocational) nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) practicing.
• Two (2) years of nursing experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate and able to handle stress.
• Ability to undertake a variety of diverse care tasks and work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with hospital health, safety and sanitation standards and procedures.
• Understanding of confidentiality obligations and nursing best practices.

• Maintain proper safety procedures and monitor medical supplies (e.g., needles and medication).
• Limit the use of potentially dangerous materials and manage medications as part of patient care.
• Monitor patients' progress and responses to treatments and administer medications.
• Document patient medical histories and maintain health records.
• Intake Screening: Screen inmates entering the facility for immediate medical and mental health needs and coordinate housing placement and ongoing health visit planning.
• Chronic Care Clinic: Schedule and manage regular visits for chronic conditions and provide patient education and medication compliance review.
• Medication Administration: Administer medications through a medication pass or pill line, with nursing staff administering in the medical unit or housing unit as appropriate.
• Nursing Sick Call: Provide episodic health care services through a Sick Call system; treat simple conditions and arrange follow-up with a physician or advanced practitioner as needed.

• Ability to participate in physical activity.
• Ability to work for extended periods of time while standing and being involved in physical activity.
• Ability to perform lifting.
• Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis.