Staff Nurse - RN, ADTC

Staff Nurse

The Staff Nurse utilizes the nursing process to meet a variety of health care needs with ambulatory care as a primary focus for inmates in the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

• Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological, psychosocial and emotional needs of the resident-patient including adolescents (13–17 years), adults (18 to 64 years) and their family within the framework established by the correctional system.

• Performs assessments of resident-patient in a variety of settings such as initial intake area, health care unit for sick call, emergency situations in housing, chronic care clinics and infirmary.

• Works with a variety of health care professionals and security officers in a correctional environment.

• Identifies inmate-centered goals and nursing objectives and implements prescribed interventions and solutions for the identified problems.

• Plans nursing care by identification of resident-patient needs based on assessments. Makes appropriate, timely referrals and initiates appropriate nursing care based on institutional policies and procedures.

• As team leader or charge nurse, delegates duties to other health care team members based on their skill, knowledge and experience and guides the provision of care by others.

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.

• License to practice in the State of New Jersey.
• CPR Certification required.
• Valid Driver's License is required. Must possess own vehicle or alternative means of transportation from one site to another.

• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) or its equivalent preferred.

• As a first responder, must have the physical capacity to perform CPR for at least 10 minutes.
• Physically able to lift and carry upstairs an emergency treatment bag that can weigh up to 45 pounds.
• Able to assist in lifting and rotating patients who are unable to ambulate (up to 50 pounds).

• Must be approved by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and adhere to all DOC requirements.