Registered Nurse 2 - WCC
Washington Department of Corrections Shelton, WA
Registered Nurse 2 (RN2)
On Call / Intermittent
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
Shelton, WA
The Department of Corrections is seeking highly motivated and qualified individuals for the position of Registered Nurse 2 (RN2) On Call / Intermittent for Washington Corrections Center (WCC) located in Shelton, WA. This posting may also be used to fill other vacancies that become available during this posting period.
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is located 35 miles west of Olympia, the state capital. WCC is the Reception and Diagnostic Center, a close-custody facility with the primary responsibility to process, test, and classify all adult male felons sentenced to prison in Washington State. The facility has seven living units and houses 1,700 offenders. There are about 500 offenders screened and assessed each month. WCC is also the major hub for transfer of offenders to and from facilities throughout the state.
Duties: The registered nurse delivers services which promote health, foster healing, support coping and adjustment to various health conditions. Nursing services are provided to individual patients, their families, groups of patients, the staff employed at a correctional facility and to the public at large. The Registered Nurse 2 serves as a lead worker and supports the agency mission and vision by:
-Screening, assessing, and evaluating offenders and the conditions where they live and work to ensure that they are well, safe and their health care continuous; -Responding to all other requests for health care attention in a complete, timely, clinically appropriate and therapeutic manner; -Delegating and supervising work, monitoring, managing, coordinating, and delivering health care; -Planning transition, making referrals and arranging follow-up when patients transfer or return to the community; -Assisting patients to improve their skill and ability to provide care for themselves and their family ; -Counseling, consulting, teaching, advising, and providing health information that improves quality of health services and/or enhances safety and security.
The On-Call staff provides coverage in cases of extended vacation, illness, training, and other leaves of absence. On-call/intermittent staff is expected to: Be available to work all shifts (day, swing and graveyard) including weekends and holidays. Be willing to work a minimum of 12 shifts a month. Provide written availability by the 20th of each month for the following month's coverage. Be willing to complete a paid six-week correctional worker core training M-F from 8 to 4:30 pm. **On Call / Intermittent nurses may qualify for benefits by working a minimum of 80 hours per month.**
The vision of the Department is: "We create environments in which all offenders learn to make choices that contribute to a safer society." The mission of Health Services is: "To provide necessary, comprehensive, quality health services and promote wellness in preparation for return to the community." Qualifications:
The ability to obtain a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse prior to employment; Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing; AND One year experience working as a Registered Nurse.
Note: Must have initial and continuous unblemished/unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Supplemental Information:'The mission of DOC is to improve public safety.'
For additional information about the agency, please visit www.doc.wa.gov.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
-Please include a minimum of three professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates. -All DOC employees are fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. -Employees work with offenders in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply. -We are committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol free work environment, and our employees are expected to comply with all state and federal laws. A pre-employment drug test may be administered as part of the selection process, and applicants who test positive for any controlled substances, will be disqualified from consideration. -Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position. -Tuberculosis is a priority health issue for DOC employees. The successful candidate may be required to provide valid proof of a baseline TB skin test within 60 days from the date of hire. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment may also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results. -If this position is included in a Union Shop, employees will be required to become members within thirty (30) days of employment.
We are committed to hiring individuals who possess core diversity competencies: -Foster a positive attitude and openness toward the ever changing social and cultural makeup of the workplace. -Work effectively with men and women of different perspectives, abilities, disabilities, races, religions, ages, lifestyle preferences and social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. -Respectfully acknowledge people's differences and recognize these differences as important and valuable. -Promote inclusiveness. -Be culturally sensitive and appropriate. -Respect and value diverse backgrounds and traditions.
DOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, honorably discharged veteran, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.
For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email carolyn.haley@doc.wa.gov or call us at (360) 407-5741. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
