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  Registered Nurse Corrections

  Travel/Contract RN/Corrections job in Seattle, Washington with Malone Healthcare

  Some of my nurses say this is the easiest job they have ever had. Each Unit is different but most of the work is similar - more like clinic... View job

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  Registered Nurse opportunity! Great Benefits and Competitive Salary!

  Permanent RN/Corrections job in San Diego, California with The GEO Group, Inc.

  RN (Third Shift 2300-0730) Summary Initiates and provides comprehensive nursing care in a correctional setting while observing and maintai... View job

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  LPN-Currently offering $21.63 per hour

  Permanent LPN/Corrections job in Milledgeville, Georgia with The GEO Group, Inc.

  JOB DESCRIPTION: If you’re an LPN, we’ve got a great career opportunity for you! Currently, we are seeking a skilled LPN to join our nursin... View job

Registered nurses in correctional facilities must have very strong personalities and a "thick skin." These nurses will have insults hurled at them along with the occasional object. A compassion for persons incarcerated is required. The ability to see past the inmate's crime and treat them as a patient in need will garner much more cooperation from the inmate rather than a strong attitude. Generally, new graduate nurses are not hired for positions in prisons, although local jails may consider new grads. Nurses in correctional facilities have a number of paperwork duties to perform as well as being in charge of the infirmary. Nurses track immunizations, stock and reorder medications, give patient teaching and generally perform all other basic bedside nursing skills. Nurses should have some prior clinical experience, most typically on a med-surg floor. Correctional nurses will deal with wounds, communicable diseases, mental illness, and emergencies. Good assessment skills and knowledge of self-defense is required for these nurses. Nurses in this specialty enjoy a great deal of autonomy in their job as they are making most of the medical decisions instead of a licensed physician.

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