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Job Details

Job Location: Aurora County Jail - Aurora, CO

Salary Range: $43.50 - $49.00 Hourly

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

Join the TK Health team providing patient care where the need is highest. We are a correctional healthcare provider with a regional focus on our clinics in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin Jails and Detention Centers. Our team oversees the day-to-day healthcare operations in facilities with inmate populations ranging from 25 to nearly 2,000 inmates. Our medical staff are afforded the opportunity to utilize their medical skills to their fullest capacity in a safe, secure, and unconventional environment. All offers of employment with TK Health are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

Location: City of Aurora Detention Center, Aurora CO

Commitment: Full-time nights (12-hour shifts)

Vaccines: Not Mandatory

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process by demonstrating appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient’s care.
• Collect and document patient’s current and past medical/mental health conditions.
• Make accurate ongoing assessments of patient's status and respond appropriately.
• Plan and implement a plan of care by the appropriate selection of Nurse Practice Standards.
• Educate patients and assist with discharge planning.
• Communicate with providers regarding nursing assessments and patient needs.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members and detention officers.
• Administer medications according to policy and procedure, observe and document patient’s response to pertinent medications.
• Document all care and communication in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Valid unrestricted RN license
• Current BLS certification
• Ability to pass background screening
• Minimum 1-year acute care nursing experience (prefer ER and or correctional experience)
• Ability to work independently using high level nursing critical thinking
• Superior communication skills
• Desire to care of underserved, vulnerable populations