Registered Nurse Sick Call

at  Wellpath

Compensation Range: $31.53 - $35.03 / hour

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in this role is responsible for managing the sick-call process for inmate patients at the facility. They must ensure that inmates receive medical, mental health, or dental services within the appropriate timeframe and refer them to specialty providers as needed. The RN will work closely with other healthcare providers and follow established policies and procedures to provide optimal care for patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and triage inmate sick call requests, sorting them by emergent and non-emergent status.
• Maintain a detailed log of all sick call requests and ensure they meet facility policy and accreditation timeframes.
• Use physician-approved nursing protocols for care and treatment and document all inmate contacts while maintaining confidentiality of medical records.
• Refer inmate patients to medical providers if medically indicated, and evaluate symptoms, reactions, and progress of patients in the sick call process.
• Chart and report problems to management for proper evaluation and resolution.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from a NLN (National League of Nurses) approved program; graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.

Experience

• Must possess competence in the performance of the following services: crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care.
• (2) years of direct work experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must have a current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state the facility is located.
• Must currently possess and maintain CPR certification.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Review and triage inmate sick call requests, sorting them by emergent and non-emergent status.
• Maintain a detailed log of all sick call requests and ensure they meet facility policy and accreditation timeframes.
• Use physician-approved nursing protocols for care and treatment and document all inmate contacts while maintaining confidentiality of medical records.
• Refer inmate patients to medical providers if medically indicated, and evaluate symptoms, reactions, and progress of patients in the sick call process.
• Chart and report problems to management for proper evaluation and resolution