Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse (RN) – Correctional Facility

Schedule: Weekend Nights (Saturday & Sunday) | 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM (12-hour shifts)

Position Summary

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality nursing care within a secure correctional healthcare environment. This role is responsible for delivering comprehensive nursing services to an adult patient population with a wide range of acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions.

The facility is a 24/7 medium-security correctional institution that also operates a long-term care unit and palliative care program, caring for patients with significant medical needs. As part of the healthcare team, the RN serves as a care manager and patient advocate, ensuring continuity of care while responding to both emergent and ongoing medical situations.

This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are passionate about providing equitable, patient-centered care.

Schedule

• Saturday & Sunday
• 12-hour night shifts: 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM
• Overtime opportunities available
• Holiday shifts available

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients with acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions.
• Respond promptly to medical emergencies and provide appropriate nursing interventions.
• Administer medications, treatments, and therapies in accordance with physician orders and facility policies.
• Monitor patient conditions and communicate significant changes to the healthcare team.
• Coordinate care for patients requiring long-term, chronic disease management, and palliative care services.
• Serve as a patient care navigator, ensuring continuity of care across multiple disciplines.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic medical documentation.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, mental health professionals, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Educate patients regarding medications, treatments, and health maintenance.
• Adhere to all correctional healthcare policies, nursing standards, infection control guidelines, and patient confidentiality requirements.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and therapeutic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current BLS certification (ACLS preferred if applicable).
• Previous correctional, emergency, medical-surgical, long-term care, or critical care experience is preferred but not required.
• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to remain calm and make sound clinical decisions in emergency situations.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Preferred Experience

• Correctional nursing
• Emergency Department
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Long-Term Care
• Palliative or Hospice Care
• Chronic Disease Management

Why Join This Opportunity?

• Consistent weekend schedule
• Work in a unique healthcare setting with a diverse and medically complex patient population
• Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
• Meaningful opportunity to positively impact an underserved patient population
• Stable contract assignment with a respected correctional healthcare program