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UCHC Staff Nurse Mental Health Per Diem NSP

Rutgers University

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Posted:
February 8, 2020
Location:
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Salary:
Open
Categories:
Medical School/Programs, Staff/Administrative

Position Summary:

Rutgers University Correctional Health Care is seeking a Per Diem Mental Health Staff Nurse for the Northern State Prison, located in Newark, New Jersey. 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.

  • Evaluates and documents resident-patient responses to aspects of health care and makes appropriate referrals to members of the health care team.

  • 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.

    Minimum Education and Experience:

    • Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, with a license to practice in the State of New Jersey.

    Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    • Minimum of one (1) year of psychiatric nursing experience.
    • CPR Certification.
    • Computer literacy.

    Preferred Qualifications:

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

    Physical Demands and Work Environment:

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
    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 and assist in lifting and rotating patients who are unable to ambulate (up to 50 pounds). Typing, ability to work at varying computer workstations provided by the Department of Corrections in shared office environments, ability to speak clearly and write proficiently is essential, extensive reading required, extended sitting is required, intermittent physical exertion when performing job activities ability to move from unit to unit within correctional facilities, frequently walks, bends, stretches, pushes and pulls, manual dexterity and mobility for charting, hearing and sight are essential, ability to speak clearly is required, may be required to travel within the state, ability to implement Universal Precautions and Safety Precautions.

    Special Conditions:

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

    Salary: $48.35/hr

    Posting Number: 20ST0377

    Location: Off Campus

    • Internal Number: 111060
    About Rutgers University
    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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